Ruby Queen
A widely sold variety with small-to-medium, smooth, round roots of tender, sweet, deep-ruby flesh with little zoning even when slightly over-mature — good for the tender young-beet and salad trade.
Quick facts
- Type
- Open-pollinated
- Season
- Rabi
- Maturity period
- ~55–65 days
- Seed rate
- 6–9 kg/ha sown in lines (about 2.5–3.5 kg/acre)
- Expected yield
- 20–28 t/ha
- Suitable soil
- Loam
About this variety
Ruby Queen is a widely sold open-pollinated beetroot, marketed by several seed companies in India, with small-to-medium, smooth, round roots of tender, sweet, deep-ruby flesh. It holds its internal colour with less zoning than many other varieties even if harvest is a little delayed, which makes it forgiving for growers selling into the tender young-beet and salad trade where uniform, attractive small roots matter more than sheer size.
Key characteristics
Sowing & cultivation
- Sowing timeSeptember to November in the northern plains; October to December further south
- Seed rate6–9 kg/ha sown in lines (about 2.5–3.5 kg/acre)
- SpacingRows 30–40 cm apart; thin to 8–10 cm between plants
Yield & maturity
Maturity period
~55–65 days
Expected yield
20–28 t/ha
Actual yield depends on sowing time, soil, irrigation, weather, seed quality and crop management.
Pest & disease considerations
Major diseases
- No special resistance claimed
Advantages & considerations
Why farmers may choose it
- Tender, sweet, deep-ruby flesh with little zoning
- Forgiving of a slightly delayed harvest compared to some other varieties
- Well suited to the tender young-beet and salad trade
Things to consider
- No special disease resistance claimed
Suitable regions
States this variety is recommended for — check locally, since a state can have more than one recommended zone.
- Uttar Pradesh
- Maharashtra
- Karnataka