OUTSTANDING QUALITIES
- Diploid all sweet
- Early maturing
- 10 – 12 kg fruit
- Vigorous growth habit
- Good internal quality
Daytona is an early maturing All Sweet type F1 hybrid watermelon, with excellent yield potential. Fruit are uniform, short oblong in shape and weigh 10 - 12 kg. The medium-thick rind is tough, making it highly suitable for long distance shipping. Rind colour is dark green with thin lighter green stripes. Daytona’s flesh is bright red, firm, crispy, juicy and has an excellent taste and a high brix level of about 11 - 12 %. Daytona tends to resist sunburn and has high resistance to Anthracnose (Co).
SPECIAL VARIETAL REQUIREMENTS
- Plant populations of up to 6 000 plants per ha are suggested
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CHARACTERISTIC* |
DAYTONA |
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KIND |
F1 hybrid watermelon (Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. et Nakai) |
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TYPE |
Diploid All Sweet |
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MATURITY |
Early (80 - 90 days from sowing in the warm season) |
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GROWTH HABIT |
Trailing |
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PLANT VIGOUR |
Strong |
|
SEASON |
Spring to summer production |
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FRUIT WEIGHT |
10 - 12 kg |
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FRUIT SHAPE |
Short oblong |
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INTERNAL FLESH COLOUR |
Bright red |
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FRUIT DIMENSION |
25 – 30 x 40 – 45 cm |
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RIND QUALITIES |
Dark green background with lighter green stripes |
|
BRIX |
Very high, 11 – 12 % |
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FLAVOUR |
Excellent |
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UNIFORMITY |
Very good |
|
LEAF COVER |
Very good |
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DISEASE REACTION (SCIENTIFIC) |
High resistance: Colletotrichum orbiculare (Co) |
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MARKETS / END USE |
Fresh market |
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POPULATION GUIDE |
6 000 final stand per ha (80 - 100 cm in row, 1.6 – 2 meter between rows) |
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SPECIAL FEATURES |
Tends to resist sunburn |