OUTSTANDING QUALITIES
- Very early maturing with high yield potential
- Heat tolerant – perfect for hotter growing conditions
- Exceptional quality – uniform, smooth, globe shaped
- Roots with a deep red external and internal colour
- Attractive taproot – fine and neat
- Vigorous foliage – tops slow to purple in cool season
- Excellent bolting tolerance
Falcon is an excellent choice for growers interested in a heat tolerant hybrid beetroot variety. Falcon has exceptional vigour and is an early maturing variety suitable for year-round production in frost-free areas. Falcon produces attractive, high quality, uniform, globe shaped roots which is complemented with a small, refined crown and taproot, smooth skin and dark red external and internal root colour. The vigorous, upright foliage is not prone to purpling in the cool growing season. Falcon is suitable for the bunched, fresh, pre-pack and processing markets.
SPECIAL VARIETAL REQUIREMENTS
- Sakata do not recommend sowing during April, May and June in areas prone to heavy frost.
- Contact a Sakata area representative for a beetroot sowing guide.
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CHARACTERISTIC* |
FALCON |
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KIND |
F1 hybrid round red beetroot (Beta vulgaris L.) |
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SOWING SEASON |
All year round |
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MATURITY |
Very early Warm season: 55 – 75 days from sowing Cool season: 90 – 100 days from sowing Note: maturity depends on sowing date, production location and seasonal variations. |
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ROOT DIMENSIONS |
Medium to large (55mm – 95mm). Root size is influenced by the plant population |
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ROOT SHAPE |
Globe to blocky |
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ROOT UNIFORMITY (SHAPE AND SIZE) |
Excellent |
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EXTERNAL ROOT/SKIN COLOUR |
Dark red |
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INTERNAL ROOT/FLESH COLOUR |
Dark red |
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INTERNAL ZONING |
Little, faint |
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ROOT SKIN SMOOTHNESS |
Very smooth |
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ROOT TASTE/BRIX (SUGAR CONTENT) |
Mildly sweet, average BRIX (8 – 10%) |
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TAPROOT APPEARANCE |
Short, fine and neat |
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TOP/FOLIAGE HEIGHT |
Medium tall, 30-35cm |
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LEAF/FOLIAGE HEALTH AND HABIT |
Upright |
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LEAF/FOLIAGE COLOUR AND GLOSS |
Dark green and glossy |
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PERCENTAGE LEAF PURPLING |
Very low |
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CROWN SIZE |
Small |
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LEAF ATTACHMENT (SIZE AND STRENGTH) |
Medium and average |
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BOLTING REACTION |
Very slow to bolt – high tolerance |
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DISEASE RESISTANCE (SCIENTIFIC) |
To be confirmed |
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SUGGESTED SOWING DENSITY |
Density depends on the season, sprout count, size requirement of the roots and the target market/uses of the final product, however we suggest: Pre-pack beetroot: 350 000 - 550 000 seeds per hectare Processing/larger beetroot: 250 000 – 350 000 seeds per hectare |
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MARKET USES |
Bunched, fresh market, pre-pack and processing |
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SPECIAL FEATURES, BENEFITS AND REMARKS |
Excellent variety for summer production, high yield, medium tall foliage which stays green throughout growing season making it attractive for consumption/cooking. Seed is available in a range of different seed sizes. |