OUTSTANDING QUALITIES
- Excellent internal quality
- Excellent brix and flavour
- Average fruit weight 3 – 5 kg
- Very high yield potential
Don Quixote is a Piel de Sapo type melon. It is adapted to a wide range of growing conditions. It is very productive, with attractive fruit and has an excellent internal quality with tolerance to glassiness and excellent storage ability. Don Quixote has a very high sugar content and unbeatable flavour with Brix levels of up to 18 %. It gives very large fruit of 3 - 5 kg. Don Quixote has high resistance to Melon necrotic spot virus (MNSV) and Fusarium wilt races 0-2 (Fom: 0-2) 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
- Contact area representative for the correct time to harvest
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CHARACTERISTIC* |
DON QUIXOTE |
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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 |
90 days |
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GROWTH HABIT |
Vining |
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PLANT VIGOUR |
Very good |
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SEASON |
Cool to warm season and warm to cool |
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FRUIT SIZE |
Weight: 3 to 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 – 2 (Fom: 0 – 2) 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 |