Beetroot Seeds - Detroit Dark Red - 10 Grams

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