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Globe Dark Red

OUTSTANDING QUALITIES

  • Well suited for warm season production
  • Very good heat tolerance
  • Excellent root quality
  • Attractive root colour

Globe Dark Red has proven itself to be a reliable, high yielding variety, ideally suited for warm season production. Maturity is early around 65 - 75 days. Roots are very uniform, flat-round shaped with a slender, attractive taproot. Roots are dark red with a dark red flesh colour and a refined collar. Roots retain their excellent quality and colour even when they are fully mature. Tops are medium in size and medium green in colour. Globe Dark Red handles adverse conditions well, making it a consistent performer in the field. Globe Dark Red has very good heat tolerance and high yield potential. Globe Dark Red has performed well in processor trials and is well suited to the fresh market, pre-packing and home gardening. The overall vigour of this variety tends to make it less susceptible to diseases. Globe Dark Red seed is graded, coated and of a high quality.

SPECIAL VARIETAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Suggested for sowing during warm season for most areas
  • Contact area representative for a sowing guide

 CHARACTERISTIC*

GLOBE DARK RED

KIND

Round red beetroot (Beta vulgaris L. subsp. vulgaris var. conditiva Alef.)

MATURITY

60 - 75 days for warm season production

SEASON

Warm

ROOT SHAPE

Flat-round

CROWN SIZE

Medium

SMOOTHNESS

Moderately smooth

INTERNAL COLOUR

Deep red with light zoning

ZONING

Light

SUGAR CONTENT

Medium

TOP HEIGHT

25 - 30 cm

LEAF HABIT

Erect

LEAF COLOUR AND GLOSS

Medium green / medium gloss

PURPLE IN LEAF (BETALIN PIGMENT)

Moderate

BOLTING HABIT

Very slow

DISEASE REACTION (SCIENTIFIC)

-

PLANT POPULATION

450 000 - 550 000 seeds per ha for normal roots

UNIFORMITY

Very good

MARKET USE

Fresh market, processing, pre-packing and home garden

SPECIAL FEATURES

High yield quality roots and heat tolerance