Caro Red
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| Caro Red | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | midseason |
| Growth habit | indet. |
| Leaf type | regular |
| Fruit color | orange |
| Fruit shape | globe |
| Fruit size | medium |
| Fruit type | slicer |
| Variety type | |
| Country | |
TX GU R
- 75 days, indet., deep orange-red flesh, globe shape, 6 oz, semi-acid taste.
- Source
- Sand Hill Preservation Center / CV Gur 81 (Gurney's Seed & Nursery Co.)
Location: Pasadena, Texas
History
- Developed by Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana. 1958.
- Parentage: L. hirsutum, Indiana Baltimore, and Rutgers.
- Carries genes B and moB+ in BB and moB+moB+moB combination.
- PI 279565. Donated to USDA in 1962.
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Seed Availability
| Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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| 2018 | . | . | |
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| 2013 | Sand Hill Preservation Center | . | . |
| 2012 | . | . | |
| 2011 | Sand Hill Preservation Center | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | Sand Hill Preservation Center | 2 | 0 |
| 2009 | Sand Hill Preservation Center | 2 | . |
| 2008 | Sand Hill Preservation Center | 4 | . |
| 2007 | Sand Hill Preservation Center | 3 | . |