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Watermelon Daytona

$50.00

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).

Outstanding Qualities
Diploid all sweet
Early maturing
Vigorous growth habit
Good internal quality

Special varietal requirements
Plant populations of up to 6 000 plants per ha are suggested

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Characteristic Daytona F1 Hybrid Watermelon
Kind F1 hybrid watermelon (Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. et Nakai)
Type Diploid All Sweet
Maturity Early (80 – 90 days from sowing in the warm season)
Growth Habitat Trailing
Plant vigour Strong
Season Spring to summer production
Fruit Weight 10 – 12 kg
Fruit Shape Short oblong
Internal Flesh Colour Bright red
Fruit Dimensions 25 – 30 x 40 – 45 cm
Rind Quality Dark green background with lighter green stripes
Brix Very high, 11 – 12 %
Flavour Excellent
Uniformity  Very good
Leaf Cover Very good
Disease Resistance High resistance: Colletotrichum orbiculare (Co)
Population Guide 6 000 final stand per ha (80 – 100 cm in row, 1.6 – 2 meter between rows)
End Use Fresh market

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Characteristic Daytona F1 Hybrid Watermelon
Kind F1 hybrid watermelon (Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. et Nakai)
Type Diploid All Sweet
Maturity Early (80 – 90 days from sowing in the warm season)
Growth Habitat Trailing
Plant vigour Strong
Season Spring to summer production
Fruit Weight 10 – 12 kg
Fruit Shape Short oblong
Internal Flesh Colour Bright red
Fruit Dimensions 25 – 30 x 40 – 45 cm
Rind Quality Dark green background with lighter green stripes
Brix Very high, 11 – 12 %
Flavour Excellent
Uniformity  Very good
Leaf Cover Very good
Disease Resistance High resistance: Colletotrichum orbiculare (Co)
Population Guide 6 000 final stand per ha (80 – 100 cm in row, 1.6 – 2 meter between rows)
End Use Fresh market

Additional information

Seed

100s, 500s, 1,000s, 2,500s, 10,000s, 100,000s

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