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HERNANDEZ - VIRUS INDEXED Varieties

HERNANDEZ - VIRUS INDEXED was released by the North Carolina Agricultural Research Service in 2008. It has moderately long purple stems. Leaves are cordate to slightly lobed with purplish veins. Petioles are purple at the base and at the junction with the leaf axis. Roots are fusiform, lightly grooved and red skinned. Resistance to Fusarium wilt and root-knot nematode is intermediate. It is moderately resistant to Streptomyces soil rot. It normally matures in 120-125 days. Variety Producers
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