The french garlic varieties
Description sheets of garlic varieties sold as certified plants and registered in the Official French Catalogue
VAYO
Clonal variety, autumn-planted garlic, origin central Europ, purple, OYDV virus-free regenerated plant, with flower scape
Demander :
TOP SEMENCE
Silo de Puygiron - B.P 2
26160 LA BATIE ROLLAND - FRANCE
Breeder name : TOP SEMENCE
Botanical name of taxonomic group : Allium sativum L.
Common name of taxonomic group : Garlic
Variety name : VAYO
Variety type : Clone
Characteristics
| Foliage | ||
| ATTITUDE | Semi-erect | 3 |
| LEAF | ||
| Green color | Dark | 7 |
| Waxiness | Strong | 7 |
| Length | Long to very long | 8 |
| Width | Medium | 5 |
| PSEUDOSTEM | ||
| Intensity of anthocyanin coloration | Weak | 3 |
| Width of the base | Medium to broad | 6 |
| Flowering stem | Present | 9 |
| FLOWERING STEM | ||
| Length | Long to very long | 8 |
| Bulblets | Absent | 1 |
| BULB | ||
| Size | Medium | 5 |
| Shape in longitudinal section | Transverse broad elliptic | 2 |
| Shape in cross section | Circular | 2 |
| Position of root disc | Flat | 2 |
| Shape of base | Flat | 2 |
| Compactness of cloves | Medium | 5 |
| Ground color of dry external scales | Reddish white | 3 |
| Anthocyanin stripes | Present | 9 |
| Number of cloves | Medium | 5 |
| Distribution of cloves | Radial | 1 |
| External cloves | Absent | 1 |
| CLOVES | ||
| Size | Medium to large | 6 |
| Color of scale | Pink | 3 |
| Intensity of color of scale | Weak to medium | 4 |
| Anthocyanin stripes | Present | 9 |
| Color of flesh | Yellowish | 2 |
| Time of harvest maturity | Medium to late | 6 |
| End of dormancy of cloves | Medium | 5 |