{"product_id":"lola-oyster-seed-va","title":"LOLA Oyster Seed VA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDisease resistant and triploid oyster brood stocks produced under license with the College of William and Mary.  Breeding work by the Aquaculture Genetics and Breeding Technology Center (ABC) at Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo make the sterile, robust, fast growing triploid, male tetraploid lines are used, also created and improved at ABC, to cross with the female diploid line, which yields triploids.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMass selection was used as the principle means to attain disease resistance, by breeding survivors. Later, larger oysters were also selected. The resulting line, LOLA was one of two foundation lines of early releases of brood stock by ABC. Now, little selective pressure is applied to LOLA, the focus is maintenance of genetic health of the line.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eA low to medium salinity stock,\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with moderate resistance to MSX\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehigh tolerance to Dermo.  \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNotable for good growth performance at low salinities.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe ancestors of this stock come from Louisiana and have been hybridized to mid Atlantic lines. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis stock exhibits fast growth, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebut less MSX resistance than others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eShellfish growers have the ability to select from a number of lines that have shown their utility for various growing conditions in the mid Atlantic and similar growing environments. Finding the right one for you is ultimately a function of your specific farm conditions and \u003c\/span\u003egrow out\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e techniques and therefore a matter of trial and error. If you are currently using a particular line, and want to try another, try a small quantity of the new line before jumping ship. Whichever line you settle on, most people use the triploid version of it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eSeed sizes below are defined by the grading screen size on which the seed is retained, e.g. a \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e2mm seed\u003c\/span\u003e is that which sits on a 2mm screen and is usually 4mm to 6mm in actual shell height.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eFirst availability is in April for smaller seeds and May onwards for larger shells.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"oshoyster.com, virginia institute of marine science","offers":[{"title":"1 mm \/ Diploid \/ 10 000","offer_id":51856688382246,"sku":null,"price":223.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 mm \/ Diploid \/ 1 000 000","offer_id":51856688415014,"sku":null,"price":22296.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 mm \/ Triploid \/ 10 000","offer_id":51856688447782,"sku":null,"price":223.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 mm \/ Triploid \/ 1 000 000","offer_id":51856688480550,"sku":null,"price":22296.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1.4 mm \/ Diploid \/ 10 000","offer_id":51856688513318,"sku":null,"price":251.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1.4 mm \/ Diploid \/ 1 000 000","offer_id":51856688546086,"sku":null,"price":25082.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1.4 mm \/ Triploid \/ 10 000","offer_id":51856688578854,"sku":null,"price":251.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1.4 mm \/ Triploid \/ 1 000 000","offer_id":51856688611622,"sku":null,"price":25082.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2 mm \/ Diploid \/ 10 000","offer_id":51856688644390,"sku":null,"price":279.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2 mm \/ Diploid \/ 1 000 000","offer_id":51856688677158,"sku":null,"price":27869.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2 mm \/ Triploid \/ 10 000","offer_id":51856688709926,"sku":null,"price":279.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2 mm \/ Triploid \/ 1 000 000","offer_id":51856688742694,"sku":null,"price":27869.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4 mm \/ Diploid \/ 10 000","offer_id":51856688775462,"sku":null,"price":419.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4 mm \/ Diploid \/ 1 000 000","offer_id":51856688808230,"sku":null,"price":41804.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4 mm \/ Triploid \/ 10 000","offer_id":51856688840998,"sku":null,"price":419.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4 mm \/ Triploid \/ 1 000 000","offer_id":51856688873766,"sku":null,"price":41804.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/5730\/1030\/files\/b7e184_30b7141a40cb4c1493fe5a6c721f65a0_mv2-2.webp?v=1767624719","url":"https:\/\/evergreenbotany.com\/zh-hans\/products\/lola-oyster-seed-va","provider":"EVERGREEN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}