OUTSTANDING QUALITIES
- Excellent internal quality
- Firm, sweet flesh
- Average fruit weight of 1.8 – 2.5 kg
- Very high yield potential
Divine is an Eastern Shipper type melon, competing directly against varieties such as Athena. Flesh texture is very firm with consistently high Brix levels of between 12 and 15 %. Divine has excellent internal qualities with deep salmon orange flesh and a small seed cavity. Fruit are very uniform and attractive with an average weight of 1.8 - 2.5 kg. Divine is widely adapted for cool to warm and warm season productions. Plants are vigorous with good heat tolerance and with multi-phase fruit set. In addition, the variety has a good netting ability even in the cool season. Divine is highly resistant to Fusarium wilt race 2 and 3 (Fom: 2, 3) and Powdery mildew race 1 and 2 (Px: 1, 2) (ex Sf).
SPECIAL VARIETAL REQUIREMENTS
- Sufficient potassium and calcium when fruit begin to develop is important for improved shelf life and flavour
- Contact area representative for the correct time to harvest
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CHARACTERISTIC* |
DIVINE |
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KIND |
F1 hybrid sweet melon (Cucumis melo L.) |
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TYPE |
Eastern Shipper |
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MATURITY |
75 - 80 days (after sowing during the warm season) |
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GROWTH HABIT |
Vining |
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PLANT VIGOUR |
Good |
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SEASON |
Cool to warm and warm season |
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FRUIT SIZE |
Weight: 1.8 – 2.5 kg Dimension: 14 x 20 cm |
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FRUIT SHAPE |
Oval |
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FRUIT SEED CAVITY |
Very small |
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FLESH COLOUR |
Salmon-orange |
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SUGAR CONTENT |
High, 12 – 15 % brix |
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FLAVOUR |
Excellent: sweet with good flavour |
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RIND COLOUR |
Yellow with white netting when ripe |
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SUTURES |
None |
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STEM-END SLIPPING |
Easy |
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UNIFORMITY |
Excellent |
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LEAF COVER |
Good |
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DISEASE REACTION (SCIENTIFIC) |
High resistance: Podosphaera xanthii (ex Sphaerotheca fuliginea) race 1 and 2 (Px: 1, 2) (ex Sf) and Fusarium oxysporum f.sp melonis race 2 and 3 (Fom: 2, 3) |
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POPULATION GUIDE |
12 000 – 15 000 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 |