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United States / West / Open Field Fresh Market / Fresh Market
Hornet is an early maturing yellow variety with wideadaptability for the Rio Grande and Imperial Valleyregions. This variety provides exceptional bulb uniformityand shape as well as flexibility within multiple plantingwindows. Hornet has shown to be a very high yieldinghybrid in trials and also has low pungency, which makes ita flavorful, mild tasting onion.
- Adaptability allows growers to manage one variety without changing agronomic practices by planting slot.
- Superior flavor with lower pyruvate levels, which are often preferred by customers.
Features
- Bulb quality: High percentage of single centers, uniform grano shape, light brown scale.
- Pyruvate values averaging in the 2.5 range over the last 4 years
- High resistance to Pink root rot; Intermediate Fusarium basal rot
- early season maturity with adaptability and flexibility to sow the whole month of October.
Advantages
- Robust variety that delivers globe shaped bulbs with exceptional uniformity giving potential to maximize size grade and yield.
- High yield potential for short day onion
- Adaptability throughout the planting window provides growers flexibility around environmental issues
Agronomic Tips
- Planting density: 139,000 - 157,000 seeds/acre Geographical Adaptation: Rio Grande Valley, TX; Imperial Valley, CA and Tamaulipas, MX
Disease Resistance
Disease Resistance (HR)
Pt
Disease Resistance (IR)
Foc
Characteristics
EXTERNAL COLOR
Yellow
FLESH COLOR
White
RELATIVE MATURITY
Early
SEGMENT
Short Day
SHAPE
Granex
TYPE
Normal