OUTSTANDING QUALITIES
- Large, attractive fruit
- Very high yield potential
- Outstanding fruit quality
- Multiple disease resistance
Monica is a prolific, determinate saladette type tomato. It is widely adapted and offers excellent fruit setting. Monica has high resistance against Verticillium wilt race 1 (Vd: 1), Fusarium wilt races 1 and 2 (Fol: 1 - 2) and intermediate resistance against Alternaria stem canker (Aal), Gray leaf spot (Ss) and Bacterial speck (Pst). Blocky fruits are slightly elongated, with a shiny, bright red colour and weigh 120 – 220 g. Monica is recommended for long distance transportation if harvested when the fruit has a red colour spot on shoulder.
SPECIAL VARIETAL REQUIREMENTS
- Harvest when the fruit has a red spot on the shoulder
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CHARACTERISTIC* |
MONICA |
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KIND |
F1 hybrid saladette tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) |
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TYPE |
Determinate saladette |
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FIRMNESS |
Good to very good |
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MATURITY |
Medium |
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SEASON |
All year round |
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FRUIT WEIGHT |
120 - 220 g |
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FRUIT SHAPE |
Blocky |
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ATTACHMENT POINT |
Small, neat |
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FRUIT COLOUR |
Fruit shoulder very light green turning red. Excellent internal and external colour |
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UNIFORMITY |
Very good |
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LEAF COVER |
Excellent |
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DISEASE REACTION (SCIENTIFIC) |
High resistance: Verticillium dahliae race 1 (Vd: 1), Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici races 1 and 2 (Fol: 1 - 2) Intermediate resistance: Alternaria alternata f. sp. lycopersici (Aal), Stemphylium solani (Ss) and Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato (Pst) |
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MARKETS / END USE |
Processing and fresh market |
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POPULATION GUIDE |
15 000 – 24 000 final stand per ha |
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SPECIAL FEATURES |
High yield potential |