Duster

F1 Hybrid • Onion • Short day onion brown • Vegetables

Outstanding Qualities

Mid-season short day variety
Uniform, globe-shaped bulbs with multiple attractive brown tunics
High yield potential
High pink root and basal plate rot resistance

Duster is a medium maturing short day onion hybrid. Duster’s external bulb qualities include a uniform, firm, globe-shaped bulb with a thin neck which is complemented by multiple attractive and tough brown scale leaves – the latter makes it suitable for mid-term storage. Duster has an average bolting tolerance and a very vigorous root system with high resistance against Pink root (Phoma terrestris syn. Pyrenochaeta terrestris) and Basal rot (Fusarium oxyporum f.spp. cepae). Duster is suitable for direct sowing as well as seedling transplants.

Special Varietal Requirements

Due to Duster’s vigorous root system, the variety requires fewer applications of Nitrogen-based ferlisers late in the growing season
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