OUTSTANDING QUALITIES
- Good flavour
- Early maturing
- Tswv resistance
- Very long shelf life
Checha is an early maturing long life variety. However, because it is a long life variety it may show delayed ripening during cooler conditions. Fruit have a jointed peduncle and have an attractive presentation in pre-packs when marketed with the calyx still attached. Fruit are globe shaped, very firm, uniform and evenly sized weighing around 150 - 170 g. Checha has high resistance against Verticillium wilt race 1 (Vd: 1) and Fusarium wilt race 1 (Fol: 1) and intermediate resistance against Tomato spotted wilt (TSWV).
SPECIAL VARIETAL REQUIREMENTS
- Contact your area representative for more information
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CHARACTERISTIC* |
CHECHA |
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KIND |
Determinate F1 hybrid salad tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) |
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PRODUCTION TYPE |
Open field |
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FIRMNESS |
Very good |
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MATURITY |
Early |
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PLANT VIGOUR |
Good |
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SEASON |
Year round culture in frost-free areas |
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FRUIT WEIGHT |
150 - 170 g |
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FRUIT SHAPE |
Globe |
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PEDUNCLE |
Jointed |
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ATTACHMENT POINT |
Small, neat |
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SHOULDER |
Smooth |
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SHOULDER COLOUR |
Light green |
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BLOSSOM END |
Neat |
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COLOUR |
Internal: very good External: excellent |
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FLAVOUR |
Good |
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UNIFORMITY |
Very good |
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LEAF COVER |
Very good |
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DISEASE REACTION (SCIENTIFIC) |
High resistance: Verticillium dahlia race 1 (Vd: 1) and Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici race 1 (Fol: 1) Intermediate resistance: Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) |
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MARKETS / END USE |
Fresh market |
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POPULATION GUIDE |
12 000 – 14 000 final stand per ha (45 – 50 cm in row, 160 cm between rows) |
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SPECIAL FEATURES |
Good flavour and shelf life, good fruit setting during warm periods. Early concentrated fruit set |