Onion

MOTLEY RED

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United States / Northeast / Open Field Fresh Market / All

Presenting Motley Red, a mid-season maturity red onion developed for growers in eastern Canada and the northeastern United States. This onion features strong tops and intermediate resistance to Stemphylium blight, producing large, round-shaped bulbs with small, tight necks and a vibrant dark red skin color. With its good bulb quality and internal color, Motley Red is an ideal choice for fresh market sales and offers reliable performance for medium-term storage.

  • Intermediate Resistance to Stemphyllium leaf blight

Features

  • Mid-season (110-day) maturity
  • Large, round-shaped bulbs with small, tight necks
  • Dark red color
  • Medium-term (Jan-Feb) storage

Advantages

  • Strong tops that go down well
  • Great internal color
  • Improved bulb quality compared to the Seminis® variety SV4643NT

Agronomic Tips

  • Tops have good disease resistance but still need a good fungicide program to maximize variety potential.

Disease Resistance

Disease Resistance (IR)

Pt/Foc

Characteristics

EXTERNAL COLOR
Red
FLESH COLOR
Red
HARVESTING SEASON
Autumn
MATURITY (DAYS)
110
RELATIVE MATURITY
Medium
SEGMENT
Long Day
SHAPE
Globe
SIZE
Large
SOWING SEASON
Spring
STORABILITY
Medium Term
TRANSPLANTING SEASON
Spring
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