CHICORY
Chicorium intybus
Family: COMPOSITAE

 

For cutting

VARIETY	LEAF TYPE	LEAF COLOUR	SOWING	HARVEST
Triestina	broad round	light green	all seasons	succession
Spadona	long upright	green	all seasons	succession

 

		SOW (KG/HA)			DISTANCE (CM)
SEED COUNT PER GRAMME	GERM. LASTS YEARS	DIRECT SOWING	TRANSPLANT	DEPTH OF SOWING CM	ROW-TO-ROW	PLANT-TO-PLANT	SPROUTING TIME (DAYS)
600-800	4-6	4-5	-	0,5-1,5	30	continuous row	10-12

For head

VARIETY	HEAD TYPE	LEAF COLOUR	SOWING	HARVEST
Grumolo verde	build rosette	dark green	summer	winter
Blonde ameliore	build rosette	light green	summer	winter
Capotta/Mantovana	round	light green	summer	autumn
White of Milan	cylindrical	light green	summer	autumn
Pain de Sucre	cylindrical	light green	summer	autumn
Ball Winter White	round	light green	summer	autumn
Variegated of Lusia-Crosara	round	red creamy variegated	summer	autumn
Variegated of Lusia-Barbona	round	red creamy variegated	summer	autumn
Variegated of Castelfranco	round	red creamy variegated	summer	autumn/winter
Variegated of Chioggia	round	red creamy variegated	summer	autumn/winter
Red Ball 2 very early-Sista	round	bright red ribs white	spring/summer	summer/aut.
Red Ball 3 early-Maura	round	bright red ribs white	summer	autumn
Red Ball 4 medium early-Dolfi na	round	bright red ribs white	summer	autumn
Red Ball 4 medium late-Averto	round	bright red ribs white	summer	autumn/winter
Red Ball 5 late-Mesola	round	bright red ribs white	summer	autumn/winter
Red Ball 6 very late-Foresto	round	bright red ribs white	summer	winter
Red Verona Grumolo rosso	build rosette	red	summer	winter
Red Verona early	oval	bright red	summer	autumn
Red Verona late	globe	deep red	summer	winter
Red Treviso 4 early	cylindrical	bright red	summer	autumn
Red Treviso 2 late	conical	bright red	summer	winter
Red Treviso 2 Selection Scorzè	conical	bright red	summer	autumn/winter

 

		SOW (KG/HA)			DISTANCE (CM)
SEED COUNT PER GRAMME	GERM. LASTS YEARS	DIRECT SOWING	TRANSPLANT	DEPTH OF SOWING CM	ROW-TO-ROW	PLANT-TO-PLANT	SPROUTING TIME (DAYS)
600-800	4-6	3	0,8	0,5-1,5	30-40	10-30	10-12

 

VARIETY	LEAF COLOUR-SHAPE	RIBS COLOUR	SOWING	HARVEST
Catalogna Puntarelle di Galatina	green indented	white	summer	autumn
Catalogna Puntarelle foglia stretta	green long narrow	light green	summer	autumn
Catalogna Pugliese	green indented	light green	summer	autumn
Catalogna Frastagliata	green indented	light green	summer	autumn
Catalogna Gigante di Chioggia	green indented	white	summer	autumn
Catalogna del Veneto	green long narrow	white	summer	autumn
Italiko	green brown indented	red	summer	autumn

 

		SOW (KG/HA)			DISTANCE (CM)
SEED COUNT PER GRAMME	GERM. LASTS YEARS	DIRECT SOWING	TRANSPLANT	DEPTH OF SOWING CM	ROW-TO-ROW	PLANT-TO-PLANT	SPROUTING TIME (DAYS)
600-800	4-6	3	0,8	0,5-1,5	35-40	20-30	10-12

VARIETY	LEAF COLOUR	ROOT SHAPE	SOWING	HARVEST
Witloof type
Mechelse Middelvroeg	green	cylindrical	summer	autumn/winter
for Root
Di Chiavari	green	conical	summer	autumn/winter
Di Magdeburgo	green	conical	summer	autumn/winter
Di Soncino	green	cylindrical	summer	autumn/winter

VARIETY	TYPE	LEAF COLOUR	SOWING	HARVEST
Selvatica (Wild)	creeping indented leaf	dark green	all seasons	succession
Agrio Red Steam	half-upright indented leaf	green with red steam	all seasons	succession
Agrio White Steam	half-upright indented leaf	medium green with white steam	all seasons	succession
Imero	half-upright, long and narrow smooth leaf	green	all seasons	succession

 

 

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