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Averre

Averre is a high yielding, blocky variety with a length similar to Beauregard, but with straighter roots. Packout of No.1 roots is high. Bedded roots produce good numbers of uniform plants. Heat stress will cause some veining. It is not a long-term storage variety and should be grown for the fall and winter markets. Moist, smooth and sweet type baked.

Skin color: Orange to light rose; fades in storage

Flesh color: Orange

Disease resistance

  • Fusarium wilt: Resistant
  • Streptomyces soil rot: Moderately resistant
  • Southern root knot nematode: Moderately susceptible
  • Guava root knot nematode: Susceptible

NC State University release, 2018

US Plant Patent: US PP29,942

How to get Averre

Craig Yencho

William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor