OUTSTANDING QUALITIES
- Good flavour
- Good colour
- Widely adapted
- Very slow to bolt
Scarlet Nantes is a standard Nantes type for main season production through the autumn season with good colour and flavour. Roots are fairly smooth with a cylindrical shape and blunt tip. Scarlet Nantes is a widely adapted, versatile variety that is often used by producers who require young, mature and slightly larger Nantes type carrots for processing. Field holding ability is good and the variety is very slow to bolt. Yield potential is high. Scarlet Nantes is used for the pre-pack, fresh market, home garden and processing markets with the possibility of use as a baby carrot.
SPECIAL VARIETAL REQUIREMENTS
- Best suited to early cool season production
- Contact area representative for a sowing guide
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CHARACTERISTIC* |
SCARLET NANTES |
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KIND |
Carrot (Daucus carota L.) |
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TYPE |
Nantes |
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MATURITY |
Early Warm season: 65 – 70 days from sowing Cool season: 70 – 80 days from sowing |
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SOWING SEASON |
Autumn |
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DIMENSIONS |
18 - 20 x 3.0 - 4.0 cm |
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COLOUR |
Orange |
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FLAVOUR |
Sweet |
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CARROT SHAPE AND TIP |
Cylindroconical with blunt tip |
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CORE (COLOUR AND DIAMETER) |
Good |
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SKIN SMOOTHNESS |
Fair |
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TOP HABIT |
Fairly small with erect foliage |
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TOP HEIGHT |
20 - 30 cm |
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TOP COLOUR |
Medium green |
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STEM ATTACHMENT |
Medium |
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DISEASE REACTION (SCIENTIFIC) |
- |
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FIELD HOLDING |
Good |
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BOLTING REACTION |
Very slow |
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YIELD POTENTIAL |
High |
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SUGGESTED POPULATION |
1.5 - 2.5 million seeds per ha, 2 - 3.5 kg per ha |
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USE |
Pre-pack, fresh market, home garden, export |
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SPECIAL FEATURES |
Can also be used for baby and young carrots |