A long shelf life cantaloupe with strong plants and excellent flavour

• Ideal for spring and summer season
• Medium maturing
• Light green skin colour
• Firm flesh with high brix and tight cavity
• Resistance to Fusarium and Powdery Mildew

Type
A hybrid cantaloupe with long shelf life.

Maturity
Main season 80 - 85 days

Plant Characteristics
A vigorous plant that flowers and sets fruit evenly to give very high yield.
Plant Population: 8,000 to 16,000 plants per ha.
Adaptation: GOULDIAN is recommended for summer production.

Variety Characteristics
Fruit Characteristics: Harvest indicators include net development, a change of the rind colour from olive green to green straw colour and cracking around the peduncle. Large sized fruit with weight of 2.1 – 2.7 kg. The fruit shape is oval with medium-open net development. GOULDIAN has bright orange flesh colour, firm flesh texture, high brix and excellent flavour. The fruit has long shelf life.
Climate: Optimum germination temperature: 25°C to 28°C, night temperature not lower than 18°C. Optimum growth temperatures at night are 18 - 20°C, and day 24 - 30°C, and for ripening 15 - 25°C.
Yield Potential: Very high yield potential.

Features & Benefits
GOULDIAN is very high yielding with good fruit uniformity. Fruits have tight seed cavity, good flavour and texture, and is suited to fresh-cut and whole fruit use.

Disease Resistance
High Resistance: Fom (0,1,2)
Intermediate Resistance: Px