PURPLE MAJESTY (NCPUR13-0315)
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PURPLE MAJESTY (NCPUR13-0315) produces purple-fleshed, smooth skinned, storage roots that are generally elliptical and blocky. The skin color is dark purple. The leaves of Purple Majesty are alternate and simple in structure, and cordate to lobed in shape with 1-3 teeth to slight lobing and 0-3 lobes. The leaves have a smooth texture and matte finish. The shape of the central lobe is triangular. Stem tip anthocyanin coloration is absent and stem tip pubescence is absent. It produces uniformly shaped roots with a high percentage of number 1 grade sized roots. Purple Majesty averaged 189% of the total marketable yield (TMY) of ‘Stokes Purple’ and 114% the TMY of ‘Covington’. Purple Majesty is moderately resistant to Fusarium wilt, susceptible to Streptomyces soil rot and to southern root knot nematode,Meloidogyne incognita.
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