OUTSTANDING QUALITIES
- Excellent disease resistance, including tswv
- For winter production
- Very high yield potential
Muriel is a vigorous saladette type tomato with a determinate growth habit and is comparable to Monica. Muriel has an excellent disease resistance package with high resistance against Verticillium wilt race 1 (Vd: 1), Fusarium wilt race 2 (Fol: 2) and Root-knot (Mi, Mj). Intermediate resistance against Grey leaf spot (Ss), Bacterial speck race 0 (Pst: 0) and Tomato spotted wilt (TSWV) and Alternaria stem canker (Aal). Fruit are elongated with bright red colour and weigh 120 – 180 g.
SPECIAL VARIETAL REQUIREMENTS
- Muriel can be grown on the same fertiliser programme as Monica
- Contact your area representative for more information
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CHARACTERISTIC* |
MURIEL |
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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 |
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MATURITY |
Medium |
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SEASON |
All year round frost free areas |
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FRUIT WEIGHT |
120 - 180 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 |
Very good |
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DISEASE REACTION (SCIENTIFIC) |
High resistance: Verticillium dahliae race 1 (Vd: 1), Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici race 2 (Fol: 2), Meloidogyne incognita (Mi) and Meloidogyne javanica (Mj) Intermediate resistance: Stemphylium solani (Ss), Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato race 0 (Pst: 0), Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) and Alternaria alternata f. sp. lycopersici (Aal) |
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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 |
Excellent disease package, suggested for winter production |