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United States / West / Open Field Fresh Market / Fresh Market
Perfect for growers looking for flexibility, Tucannon is a dark-skinned onion that performs well in long storage and in hot seasons and is adaptable to either furrow or overhead irrigation methods.
Features
- Uniform, tall, yellow, globe-shaped onion
- Dark, attractive skin
Advantages
- Good storability, skin quality and regional adaptability in areas including Columbia Basin and Treasure Valley in the pacific northwest as well as coastal valley California
- Performs well in long storage and in hot seasons, with little susceptibility to storage rot and internal dry scale
- Adaptable to furrow or overhead irrigation methods
Agronomic Tips
- Tucannon has a thicker skin. (Compare to Valero, Oloroso, Anillo, Swale, Granero, Crockett, Delgado for skin layering and black mold risk). Processors may steer away from thicker skin and this product will be too dark for some growers.
Disease Resistance
Disease Resistance (HR)
Pt
Disease Resistance (IR)
Foc
Characteristics
EXTERNAL COLOR
Dark Brown
MATURITY (DAYS)
114-116
SEGMENT
Long Day
SHAPE
Deep Globe
TYPE
Normal