Magres

The variety to grow for culinary and the fresh markets

  • End Use: Culinary
  • Utilisation: Lift & Store
  • Sowing Period: Spring & Early Summer
  • Utilisation Period: Winter

Magres has good storage capabilities, giving it greater harvest flexibility. Its fine purple skin and yellow flesh makes it ideally suited for supermarket specifications.

Used by many growers to supply the supermarkets.

Strengths

  • Attractive skin colour

  • Uniform

  • Frost tolerant

Technical Information

Trial Results

Relative DM Yield %100
Relative Fresh Yield %93
DM Content %12.2
Mildew Resistance (9 = Best)7
Root Shape (9 = Best)6
Neck Length (High Score = Longer Neck)1.7
Limagrain Field Seeds
Limagrain UK
Rothwell, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, LN7 6DT
Tel: +44 (0)1472 371471 Email: enquiries@limagrain.co.uk Web: www.lgseeds.co.uk
Registered Company No: 1305690 England
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Magres

The variety to grow for culinary and the fresh markets

Magres has good storage capabilities, giving it greater harvest flexibility. Its fine purple skin and yellow flesh makes it ideally suited for supermarket specifications.

Used by many growers to supply the supermarkets.

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Key Strengths

  • Attractive skin colour

  • Uniform

  • Frost tolerant

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Trial Results

Magres

Relative DM Yield %100
Relative Fresh Yield %93
DM Content %12.2
Mildew Resistance (9 = Best)7
Root Shape (9 = Best)6
Neck Length (High Score = Longer Neck)1.7

Data Source: Limagrain & James Hutton Institute Trials 1990 - 2010. 

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