OUTSTANDING QUALITIES
- DEEP RED FLESH COLOUR
- EXCELLENT FLAVOUR
- VERY FIRM FLESH
- EARLY MATURING
Sensei is a very early maturing diploid Crimson Sweet type watermelon. It has an excellent internal quality with an extraordinary deep red flesh colour. The flesh is very firm with a very good tolerance to internal cracking. Sensei has a high brix and excellent flavour. Fruit uniformity is very good with an average weight of about 7 - 10 kg. Sensei has intermediate resistance to Anthracnose race 1 (Co: 1) & Fusarium race 1 (Fon: 1).
SPECIAL VARIETAL REQUIREMENTS
- Plant populations of up to 6 000 plants per ha are suggested
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CHARACTERISTIC |
SENSEI |
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KIND |
F1 hybrid watermelon (Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. et Nakai) |
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TYPE |
Diploid Crimson Sweet |
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MATURITY |
Early |
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GROWTH HABIT |
Trailing |
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PLANT VIGOUR |
Medium strong |
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SEASON |
Spring to summer production |
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FRUIT WEIGHT |
7 - 10 kg |
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FRUIT SHAPE |
Round-oval |
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INTERNAL FLESH COLOUR |
Deep red |
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RIND QUALITIES |
Medium light green with fairly dark green stripes |
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BRIX |
Very high, 11 – 12 % |
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FLAVOUR |
Excellent |
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UNIFORMITY |
Very good |
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LEAF COVER |
Good |
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DISEASE REACTION (SCIENTIFIC) |
Intermediate resistance: Colletotrichum orbiculare race 1 (Co: 1) and Fusarium oxysporum f. Sp. niveum (Fon: 1) |
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AVERAGE SEED COUNT |
20 - 25 seeds per gram |
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MARKETS / END USE |
Fresh market and processing |
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POPULATION GUIDE |
6 000 final stand per ha (60 - 100 cm in row, 1.6 – 2 meter between rows) |
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SPECIAL FEATURES |
Deep red flesh and excellent taste |