Onion

RED MAIDEN

A very early maturing globe type hybrid onion for short day market. It has a high curing ability with uniform medium bulbs adapted to grow in cooler high altitude onion growing areas of Eastern Africa

  • Earliness to maturity
  • very thin necks - good curing
  • High percentage (>90%) with single centered bulbs

Features

  • Early maturing (70 days)
  • Medium sized uniform and globe shaped bulbs
  • Intermediate Resistance to Basal rot and Pink root
  • Potential high yield of 20tons/acre
  • Has very thin neck
  • High percentage (>90%) with single centered bulbs

Advantages

  • Good internal and external deep red color
  • Strong Healthy bulbs and root system
  • Has high bolting tolerance in short day markets
  • Quick to mature for market
  • Can be grown in Pink Root and Basal Rot disease prone areas

Agronomic Tips

  • Red onions need to be cured properly before harvesting in order to develop the distinctive red internal color

Disease Resistance

Disease Resistance (IR)

Foc/Pt

Characteristics

SEGMENT
Short Day
FLESH COLOR
Red
SIZE
Medium
EXTERNAL COLOR
Red
SHAPE
Globe
TYPE
Normal
PERCENTAGE OF ONIONS WITH SINGLE CENTERS
>90
HARVEST UNIFORMITY
Average Uniformity
RELATIVE MATURITY
Very Early
MATURITY (DAYS)
70-80
SOWING SEASON
All Year
STORABILITY
Medium Term
HARVESTING SEASON
All Year
TRANSPLANTING SEASON
All Year

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