Cygnus F1

Cygnus F1 Asparagus plants

Cygnus is a variety developed by Bejo (Bejo 2900), launched in 2014. Asparagus plants from Cygnus are enough available in the spring of 2019. Cygnus is a 100% male hybrid that is suitable for white asparagus production in northern Europe. Cygnus is a medium-early variety with high yields.

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Variety

Cultivation

Earliness

Diameter

Relative yield

Bejo

White

110

Cultivation

Cygnus can be grown very well under black/white sheeting, as well as in tunnels or mini tunnels. The recommended planting density is five or six plants per linear metre.

Product

Cygnus provides a high yield of thick stems of an attractive quality with well-closed tips, and has little or no susceptibility to hollow stems.

Foliage

A robust variety that has good resistance to diseases affecting the foliage.