Bennito is a good onion for lighter land

Tom Will is an independent vegetable agronomist specializing in root vegetable worldwide. He advises a significant percentage of the UK onion growers ranging from the lightest sands to deepest black peats. His clients seek onions with contrasting characteristics so to optimize production on their specific soil types and production systems. Bennito, a main crop onion from Seminis, is a variety that he recommends to companies that grow on the lighter sandy soils.

Tom: ‘Bennito has a strong root system; it is a robust onion. It has a production niche on sandy soils as productivity is higher than many standard Rijnsburgers, especially in the hotter seasons when regular irrigation is insufficient. Bennito get less stressed and show less doubles and less pinking.’

Features
Tom continues: ‘Bennito is an attractive onion. It has a nice, round shape and a strong skin with two to three layers. Bennito is suitable for processing and pre packing.

Another feature is that this variety has a slightly better behavior against mildew than most of varieties in the market.’ Bennito combines uniformity with storability: ‘The storage capability of Bennito is just fine. But its uniformity in maturity makes it a good onion to store. The sprouting tolerance is okay as well.’

Choice for Bennito
Bennito is a reliable performer and consequently is a standard choice for the sand land growers in England.’

Tom Will agronomist at Vegetable Consultancy Services (UK) Ltd