A variety with an unusual, attractive shape and colour. Excellent for direct consumption. Satisfactory yield levels and a growing consumer market, combined with the higher, obtainable prices for onion yields, make it an interesting alternative to grow compared to traditionally shaped varieties.
Zébrune
- Type: echalion (shallot)
- Maturity: medium
Sowing date: from the 3rd decade of March to the 2nd decade of April
Yield potential: fairly prolific
Type of use: direct sales
Soil requirements: high
Planting standard: 4- 6 u/ha
Storability: low; in a controlled atmosphere high
Hull colour:
yellow-brown with a violet shade
Shape:
trongly elliptical
Size of bulbs:
medium
Chive:
short, fine, strong wax coating