‘NuMex Radiance’ Onion

Abstract

The New Mexico State University (NMSU) Agricultural Experiment Station announces the release of ‘NuMex Radiance’ onion (Allium cepa L.). ‘NuMex Radiance’ is an open-pollinated, bolting-resistant, pink root-resistant [causal agent, Phoma terrestris (Hansen)], short-day, white skin onion cultivar for fall seeding in southern New Mexico and similar environments. ‘NuMex Radiance’ matures in early June when fall seeded in Las Cruces, NM.