Carolina Ruby
Carolina Ruby is a high yielding, blocky variety with a deep red skin. Vines are trailing and thin. Bedded roots produce high numbers of uniform plants. Wet conditions near harvest will cause prominent lenticels. Cold, late season harvests may cause some air cracking. A moist, sweet, nice flavored baked product.
Skin color: Red
Flesh color: Dark orange
Disease resistance
- Fusarium wilt: Resistant
- Streptomyces soil rot: Moderately resistant
- Southern root knot nematode: Susceptible
- Guava root knot nematode: Susceptible
NC State University release, 1998
Reference: HORTSCIENCE 34(1):155–156. 1999.
US Plant Patent: Not patented
