Rio Red

Orig. in 1963 as a bud sport of A&I-1-48, a selection from irradiated budwood of Ruby Red. Introd. by RA. Hensz, Texas A&I, in 1984. <b>Fruit:</b> globose; good external blush; flesh red; five to seven seeds; five times the lycopene content of Ruby Red. <b>Tree:</b> vigorous; precocious; productive; not sensitive to herbicide and foot rot like Star Ruby.