OUTSTANDING QUALITIES
- Excellent baby and medium sized cabbage
- Very slow to bolt
- Excellent field holding ability
- Sweet taste
- Well protected heads
Charmant is well adapted to the different cabbage production areas of South Africa and has an excellent yield and field holding ability. The blue-green leaves form a large frame offering very good protection to the head from sun and wind damage. Heads can weigh from 0.5 - 1.5 kg if left on the field under normal conditions. Charmant can be used for the pre-packed supermarket, processing and export market. Charmant has intermediate resistance to Fusarium yellows (Foc).
SPECIAL VARIETAL REQUIREMENTS
- It is recommended that you plant on raised beds or ridges in the warm season
- Heads are ready for harvest when the youngest leaf covering the head curls over, see photograph above
- Suitable for sowing throughout the year in areas with mild winters. Avoid sowing in April and May in areas with severe frost
- Contact the area representative for a sowing guide
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CHARACTERISTIC* |
CHARMANT |
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TYPE |
F1 hybrid ‘baby’ cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. convar. Capitata (L.) Alef. Var. capitata (L.) Alef. |
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MATURITY |
Early (warm season: around 55 - 65 days (baby) and 60 – 70 days (medium heads), cool season: 60 - 70 days (baby) and 70 – 80 days from transplanting (medium heads) |
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HEAD SIZE |
Small to medium depending on spacing |
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HEAD SHAPE |
Round |
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HEAD WEIGHT |
0.5 - 1.5 kg (could be bigger depending on spacing) |
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HEAD COVER |
Very good |
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EXTERIOR COLOUR |
Blue-green |
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INTERIOR COLOUR |
Yellow light green |
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FLAVOUR |
Very good |
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PLANT SIZE |
Small |
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PLANT HABIT |
Erect |
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BOLTING REACTION |
Very slow to bolt |
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DISEASE REACTION (SCIENTIFIC) |
Intermediate resistance: Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. conglutinans (Foc) |
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FIELD HOLDING |
Excellent |
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YIELD POTENTIAL |
Very good |
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SUGGESTED POPULATION |
Baby heads: 60 000 - 80 000 plants per ha Medium heads: 40 000 – 60 000 plants per ha |
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USE |
Novelty, pre-packed and sold as individual heads on fresh market |
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SPECIAL FEATURES |
‘Baby’ and medium pre-pack supermarket cabbage, excellent field holding ability and sweet taste |