Red Ruby has a deep ruby color, with great uniformity and size. It is a mid-late season short-day onion with excellent internal and external color that consistently maintains quality, even at large to jumbo sizes. Red Ruby has intermediate resistance to pink root.
| Bulb Shape | Globe |
|---|---|
| Root Shape | Globe |
| Bulb Size | Jumbo to Large |
| Bolt Resistance | Good |
| Type | Short Day |
| Exterior Color | Red |
| Interior Color | Red |
| Leaf Characteristics | Erect |
| Plant Habit | Erect |
| Relative Maturity | Mid-late |
| Plant Height | Medium |
| Days to Maturity from Direct Seed | 170-180 |
|---|---|
| Days to Maturity from Transplant | 145-155 |
| Disease Resistance | IR: Pt |
| CODE | DISEASE | PATHOGEN |
| Foc | Basal rot | Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cepae |
| Pt | Pink root | Pyrenochaeta terrestris |
HR = High resistance: plant varieties that highly restrict the growth and development of the specified pest or pathogen under normal pest or pathogen pressure when compared to susceptible varieties. These plant varieties may, however, exhibit some symptoms or damage under heavy pathogen or pest pressure.
IR = Intermediate resistance: plant varieties that restrict the growth and development of the specified pest or pathogen, but may exhibit a greater range of symptoms or damage compared to “highly resistant” varieties. Intermediately resistant plant varieties will still show less severe symptoms or damage than susceptible plant varieties when grown under similar environmental conditions and/or pathogen or pest pressure.
T = Tolerance: The ability of a plant variety to endure abiotic stress without serious consequences for growth, appearance and yield.
