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Onion<br />
Onion<br />
Short day - Red<br />
Gamay<br />
A late short day red onion with good handling and storage capacity (2-4 months). Medium to<br />
large flattened round to grano bulbs sizing to 2.4-4.3 in. (60-110 mm). Gamay has a vigorous<br />
plant habit with partial resistance to foliar diseases compared to most short day red varieties.<br />
Intense red external color with excellent internal ring color development and good single centers.<br />
Develops a tight neck, ideal for curing.<br />
Intermediate - Red<br />
Cabernet<br />
Cabernet is a medium to large intermediate red onion for storage, fresh market or export. With<br />
a vigorous plant habit, Cabernet produces uniform globe-shaped bulbs of outstanding holding<br />
ability and high quality. Excellent internal ring color development combined with single centers<br />
and partial resistance to foliar diseases make this variety a standard for organic onion production.<br />
Typical harvest is July through August, offering earliness, firmness and 4-6 months storability.<br />
Gamay<br />
Monastrell<br />
Monastrell is an intermediate day onion that boasts high quality, single-centered bulbs. Plants<br />
are upright and strong against disease. Monastrell has an impressively dark red color and a round<br />
shape. Bulbs are uniform and resistant to sunscald in the field. Interiors have excellent internal<br />
ring color development. This variety matures slightly later than Cabernet and is larger in size,<br />
averaging 3.5-4.0 in. Recommended for fresh market, bulbs will store 3-5 months.<br />
Red Emperor<br />
Early to mid intermediate red onion variety with good handling and storage characteristics<br />
(4-6 months). Red Emperor produces flattened globe to grano shaped bulbs of 2.4-3.5 in.<br />
(60-90 mm). Very good intensity red external color and internal ring color development and single<br />
centers. Red Emperor has a tight neck, which is ideal for curing. Vigorous plant habit with good<br />
partial resistance to foliar diseases compared to many red varieties.<br />
Monastrell<br />
Red Emperor<br />
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