OUTSTANDING QUALITIES
- Late spring and late summer to early autumn sowing
- Good external and internal qualities
- Strong leaf attachment
- Widely adapted
Cape Market is a medium maturing, widely adapted, open pollinated carrot variety, ideal for the home garden and bunched market. Cape Market has a vigorous foliage and produces cylindrical shaped roots with a blunt to semi-blunt/slightly tapered tip. In addition, the roots have a good external and internal colour, sweet taste and strong leaf attachment – perfect for the bunched carrot market.
SPECIAL VARIETAL REQUIREMENTS
- Best suited for late spring to early autumn sowings, can be produced throughout the year in frost free areas.
- Contact a Sakata area representative for a local carrot sowing guide.
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CHARACTERISTIC* |
CAPE MARKET |
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KIND |
Open pollinated carrot (Daucus carota L.) |
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TYPE |
Nantes |
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SOWING SEASON |
Late spring and late summer to early autumn |
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MATURITY |
Medium Warm season (spring sowing): 100 – 115 days from sowing Cool season (autumn sowing): 125 – 140 days from sowing |
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ROOT DIMENSIONS |
Length: 18 – 25 cm Diameter at the top (shoulder): 3.0 – 4.0 cm Note: Root size is influenced by the plant population |
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ROOT SHAPE AND TIP |
Cylindrical with a blunt to semi-blunt/slightly tapered tip |
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ROOT UNIFORMITY (SHAPE AND SIZE) |
Average |
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EXTERNAL ROOT COLOUR |
Light to medium orange |
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INTERNAL ROOT COLOUR |
Orange |
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ROOT CORE COLOUR AND SIZE |
Orange and average sized |
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ROOT SKIN SMOOTHNESS |
Average |
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ROOT TASTE/BRIX (SUGAR CONTENT) |
Sweet, average BRIX |
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TOP/FOLIAGE HEALTH AND HABIT |
Vigorous with erect foliage |
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TOP/FOLIAGE HEIGHT |
Medium to high, 30 – 35 cm |
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TOP/FOLIAGE COLOUR |
Medium green |
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LEAF ATTACHMENT |
Strong |
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BOLTING REACTION |
Average bolting tolerance |
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DISEASE RESISTANCE (SCIENTIFIC) |
None claimed |
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FIELD HOLDING ABILITY |
Average |
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YIELD POTENTIAL |
Good |
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SUGGESTED SOWING DENSITY |
Density depends on the season, size requirement of the roots and the target market/uses of the final product, however we suggest: 1 200 000 to 2 000 000 seeds per hectare or alternatively 2 to 3.5 kg of seed per hectare |
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MARKET USES |
Home garden and bunched market |
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SPECIAL FEATURES, BENEFITS AND REMARKS |
Vigorous grower, widely adapted, good external and internal qualities, sweet taste and strong leaf attachment |