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Alba Blanca provides growers a high quality early maturing white onion, with vigorous top development, healthy strong roots, and reliable bulb characteristics. Alba Blanca delivers an opportunity for growers to be first to market, reduce water usage during production and is well adapted to the white onion markets of Mexico, Southern Texas, New Mexico, and California.
- Reduction in bolting from January - February
- Reliable performance in the rainy period
- First to market potential
Features
- Vigorous tops and healthy roots
- Excellent scale quality
- Early maturing with uniform bulbs
Advantages
- Earliness and vigor leads to less incidence of disease
- Consistent bulb shape across multiple environments
- Firm bulbs
Agronomic Tips
- Recommended seeding rate for Bajío Valley is 850,000 seeds / ha in Cebollín production; Excellent performance across Sept - Oct transplant dates (Bajío Valley) at 250-280 plants / ha; Recommended transplant rate for Chihuahua is 400,000-500,000 plants / ha; Recommendation to stop irrigation at minimum 8 days before harvest to achieve optimum quality; Daily calcium applications are encouraged
Disease Resistance
Disease Resistance (HR)
Pt
Disease Resistance (IR)
Foc
Characteristics
EXTERNAL COLOR
White
FLESH COLOR
White
HARVESTING SEASON
Spring, Winter
SEGMENT
Short Day
SHAPE
Globe
SIZE
Large/Jumbo
SOWING SEASON
Autumn, Spring, Summer, Winter
STORABILITY
No Storage
TRANSPLANTING SEASON
Autumn, Winter
TYPE
Normal