DESCRIPTION
VARIETY NAME: DAYTONA
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 HABIT: Trailing
PLANT VIGOUR: Strong
SEASON: Spring to summer production
FRUIT WEIGHT: 10 – 12 kg
FRUIT SHAPE: Short oblong
INTERNAL FLESH COLOUR: Bright red
FRUIT DIMENSION: 25 – 30 x 40 – 45 cm
RIND QUALITIES: Dark green background with lighter green stripes
BRIX: Very high, 11 – 12 %
FLAVOUR: Excellent
UNIFORMITY: Very good
LEAF COVER: Very good
DISEASE REACTION (SCIENTIFIC): High resistance: Colletotrichum orbiculare (Co)
AVERAGE SEED COUNT: 20 – 25 seeds per gram
MARKETS / END USE: Fresh market
POPULATION GUIDE: 6 000 final stand per ha. 80 – 100 cm in row, 1.6 – 2 meter between rows)
SPECIAL FEATURES: Tends to resist sunburn
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