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Touchstone Gold Round Yellow

Beetroot • Novelty Beetroot • Vegetables

OUTSTANDING QUALITIES

  • YELLOW NOVELTY BEETROOT
  • EARLY TO MEDIUM MATURITY
  • WIDELY ADAPTED – ALL YEAR ROUND PRODUCTION
  • VIBRANT GOLDEN YELLOW INTERNAL COLOUR
  • HIGH QUALITY ROOTS WITH A SWEET TASTE

Touchstone Gold is an early to medium maturing yellow speciality beetroot. Touchstone Gold has vibrant yellow to golden, smooth, globe-shaped roots with small crowns and taproots. The roots have very little to no internal zoning. It can be roasted or cooked and due to its sweet and delicious taste, it is ideal to consume raw in fresh salads or as a garnish. The yellow pigment does not stain and the root retains its beautiful yellow colour when cooked. Touchstone Gold has a strong, erect, light green foliage with light yellow petioles that has a sweet taste which could also be used in salads. Touchstone Gold has intermediate resistance to Cercospora leaf spot (Cercospora beticola).

SPECIAL VARIETAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Sakata does not recommend sowing during May, June and July in areas prone to heavy frost
  • Contact area representative for a sowing guide
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