Overview of the Red Chile Breeding Program at NMSU

Bolting

• Annual crops sensitive to
  photoperiod: lettuce, radish,
  and spinach
  
  
  • May bolt when day length increases
  
  
  
  


• Biennial crops sensitive to vernalization:
  onions, leeks, carrots, beets
  
  
  • Produce large storage organ during 1st year
    in preparation for seed the 2nd year
  
  
  • May bolt with uneven temps early in season