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Characteristic<\/td>\nDaytona F1 Hybrid Watermelon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kind<\/td>\nF1 hybrid watermelon (Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. et Nakai)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Type<\/td>\nDiploid All Sweet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maturity<\/td>\nEarly (80 \u2013 90 days from sowing in the warm season)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Growth Habitat<\/td>\nTrailing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Plant vigour<\/td>\nStrong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Season<\/td>\nSpring to summer production<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fruit Weight<\/td>\n10 \u2013 12 kg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fruit Shape<\/td>\nShort oblong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Internal Flesh Colour<\/td>\nBright red<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fruit Dimensions<\/td>\n25 \u2013 30 x 40 \u2013 45 cm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rind Quality<\/td>\nDark green background with lighter green stripes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brix<\/td>\nVery high, 11 \u2013 12 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flavour<\/td>\nExcellent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Uniformity<\/td>\n\u00a0Very good<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Leaf Cover<\/td>\nVery good<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Disease Resistance<\/td>\nHigh resistance:\u00a0Colletotrichum orbiculare (Co)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Population Guide<\/td>\n6 000 final stand per ha (80 \u2013 100 cm in row, 1.6 \u2013 2 meter between rows)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
End Use<\/td>\nFresh market<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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\u2019s 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).<\/p>\n

Outstanding Qualities<\/strong>
\nDiploid all sweet
\nEarly maturing
\nVigorous growth habit
\nGood internal quality<\/p>\n

Special varietal requirements<\/strong>
\nPlant populations of up to 6 000 plants per ha are suggested<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":594,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_cat":[27,18,57],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-587","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-hybrid","7":"product_cat-seed","8":"product_cat-watermelon","10":"first","11":"instock","12":"shipping-taxable","13":"purchasable","14":"product-type-variable"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/natseeds.co.zw\/farmshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/natseeds.co.zw\/farmshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/natseeds.co.zw\/farmshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/natseeds.co.zw\/farmshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=587"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/natseeds.co.zw\/farmshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/natseeds.co.zw\/farmshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/natseeds.co.zw\/farmshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=587"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/natseeds.co.zw\/farmshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}