Africa Red F1 onion seeds are short-day onions with uniform red-colored bulbs. The variety produces bulbs with a suitable flat globe shape and is suited for the fresh market.
Africa Red F1 is a hybrid onion variety that produces uniform red coloured bulbs. This short-day red onion have suitable flat globe shape highly preferred by traders and consumers alike.
The variety delivers high yields of up to 25 tons per acre, matures early, and has outstanding storability of up to 6 months without sprouting. Africa Red F1 is ideal for open-field production and performs exceptionally well under warm climatic conditions. For farmers looking for high-yield vegetable seeds in Kenya with strong market demand and reliable returns, Africa Red F1 is a proven choice.
Africa Red F1 Features, advantages & benefits
- Earliness
- Uniform Bulbs
- Deep Red Bulb Colour
- Thin Kneck
- Good shelf life
- Wide adaptability
- High bolting Tolerance
- Excellent market-acceptable bulbs with very good skin retention.
- Excellent shelf life (Longer storability)
Africa Red F1 Onion Planting Guide
- Crop Variety:Â Africa Red F1 Onion (Short Day)
- Spacing:Â 30 Ă— 10 cm (row Ă— plant)
- Maturity:Â Approximately 90 days from transplanting
- Bulb Characteristics:
- Shape: Flat globe
- Colour: Uniform deep red
- Bulb Size: 3–6 cm diameter (depending on spacing)
- Firmness: Very firm
- Pungency: High
- Potential Yield: 25 tonnes/acre
- Size: 3-6cm in diameter bulb (based on spacing)
- Shape: Globe
- Shelf life: Upto 6 months when well cured and dried
- Bolting tolerance: High
- Maturity: 80- 90 days
- Sprouting: Does not sprout
- Colour: Bulbs are deep red
- Highly adaptive to different ecological zones
- Yield Potential:Â Up to 25 tons per acre
- Storability: Up to 6 months, does not sprout and Very good skin retention
- Disease & Stress Tolerance:
- High bolting tolerance
- Excellent field performance under warm conditions
- Fertilizer Application:
- Apply DAP at transplanting
- Top-dress with CAN during vegetative growth for optimal bulb development
Africa Red F1 Traits & characteristics
| Bulb Shape | Transverse elliptic |
| Day Length | Short day |
| Index of earliness | Average-late |
| Leaf Waxiness | Excists |
| Neck Thickness | Medium |
| Plant type | Short Day |
| Skin Color | Red |
| Skin Quality | Weak-average |
| Storability | Medium term |
Africa Red F1 Package
1 x Africa Red F1 Onion 50,000Seeds (200g)
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