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Magnus F1 Asparagus plants

 

Magnus is a 100% male hybrid and is suitable for the early to medium-early cultivation of white and green asparagus in southern Europe.

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Variety
Cultivation
Earliness
Diameter
Relative yield

Magnus F1

Bejo
White
8
9
100

Cultivation

Magnus can be grown very well in southern Europe under black/white plastic foil and in tunnels or mini tunnels. The recommended planting density is four or five plants per linear metre.

Product

Magnus asparagus is of a very good quality and has an excellent flavour. Magnus is a very pale white asparagus with smooth stems, well-closed tips, and little or no susceptibility to hollow stems.

Foliage

The foliage of Magnus is exceptionally upright, highly branched, and has an open structure. Magnus is strongly resistant to Puccinia Asparagi (asparagus rust) and has low susceptibility to Botrytis and Stemphylium.