OUTSTANDING QUALITIES
- Excellent internal quality
- Excellent brix and flavour
- Average fruit weight 2.5 – 3.5 kg
- Very high yield potential
Cordial is a Piel de Sapo type melon. Flesh texture is very firm with consistently high Brix levels of up to 18 %. The internal quality is its great virtue. It has a crisp white flesh with traditional taste and tolerance to glassiness. Fruit are very uniform with an average weight of 2.5 to 3.5 kg. Cordial is widely adapted for warm season production. Plants are vigorous with good heat tolerance. Cordial has high resistance to Melon necrotic spot virus (MNSV) and Fusarium wilt races 0-1 (Fom: 0-1) and intermediate resistance to Powdery mildew [(Gc: 1) (ex Ec) & (Px: 1,2,5) (ex Sf)].
SPECIAL VARIETAL REQUIREMENTS
- Plant population of 6000 to 8000 plants per hectare
- Less nitrogen in final stages of the crop compared to standard varieties
- Contact area representative for the correct time to harvest
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CHARACTERISTIC* |
CORDIAL |
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KIND |
F1 hybrid sweet melon (Cucumis melo L.) |
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TYPE |
Piel de Sapo |
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MATURITY |
85 days |
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GROWTH HABIT |
Vining |
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PLANT VIGOUR |
Very good |
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SEASON |
Warm season |
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FRUIT SIZE |
Weight: 2.5 to 3.5 kg |
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FRUIT SHAPE |
Oval |
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FRUIT SEED CAVITY |
Small |
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FLESH COLOUR |
White |
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SUGAR CONTENT |
High, 16 - 18 % brix |
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FLAVOUR |
Excellent: sweet with good flavour |
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RIND COLOUR |
Green with light netting |
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UNIFORMITY |
Excellent |
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LEAF COVER |
Very good |
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DISEASE REACTION (SCIENTIFIC) |
High resistance: Melon necrotic spot virus (MNSV) and Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melonis races 0 – 1 (Fom: 0 – 1) Intermediate resistance: Golovinomyces cichoracearum (ex Erysiphe cichoracearum) race 1 (Gc: 1) (ex Ec) and Podosphaera xanthii (ex Sphaerotheca fuliginea) races 1,2 and 5 (Px: 1,2,5) (ex Sf) |
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POPULATION GUIDE |
6000 - 8000 final stand per ha |
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MARKET / END USE |
Fresh market, processing |
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SPECIAL FEATURES |
Large fruit with excellent internal quality and taste |