Beetroot Seeds -detroit Dark Red - 10 Grams
Beetroot Seeds -detroit Dark Red - 10 Grams
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OUTSTANDING QUALITIES
WARM SEASON PRODUCTION
DEEPER COLOUR AND SMOOTHER SKIN THAN OTHER DETROIT DARK RED SELECTIONS
REFINED CROWN AND TAP ROOT
Detroit Dark Red is a superb Detroit selection, offering deeper colour, smoother skin and a more refined taproot and crown attachment than traditional Detroit selections. The slow bolting habit and good round shape even at early development, make Detroit Dark Red suitable for bunching, topping and home garden use in temperate and subtropical regions. Detroit Dark Red has intermediate resistance to Leaf spot (Cb).
SPECIAL VARIETAL REQUIREMENTS
Suggested for warm season production
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CHARACTERISTIC: DETROIT DARK RED
KIND: Round red beetroot (Beta vulgaris L. subsp. vulgaris var. conditiva Alef.)
MATURITY: 70 – 80 days for warm season production
SEASON: Warm
ROOT SHAPE: Round
CROWN SIZE: Medium
SMOOTHNESS: Smooth
INTERNAL COLOUR: Deep red with light zoning
ZONING: Light
SUGAR CONTENT: Medium
TOP HEIGHT: 35 – 40 cm
LEAF HABIT: Semi-erect
LEAF COLOUR AND GLOSS: Dark green / matte
PURPLE IN LEAF (BETALIN PIGMENT): Moderate
BOLTING HABIT: Slow to bolt
DISEASE REACTION (SCIENTIFIC):
Intermediate resistance: Cercospora beticola (Cb)
UNIFORMITY: Good
MARKET USE: Fresh market, processing and home garden
SPECIAL FEATURES: High yield, heat tolerant, refined round shape
Quantity : 10 Grams
