A Piel De Sapo melon with improved disease-resistance and excellent taste

• Ideal for winter, early to late season
• Large to extra large, oval, dark green fruit with open netting
• Light green to white, firm flesh with long shelf life
• High brix and excellent taste
• Fusarium and improved powdery mildew resistance

Type:

A hybrid Piel de Sapo melon with long shelf life.

Maturity:

Main season 85 - 95 days.

Plant Characteristics:

A vigorous plant with a healthy leaf cover that protects the fruit against sunburn. Easy fruit set under cool conditions.

Fruit Characteristics:

Harvest indicators include a change in rind colour from dark green to a mid-green mottled appearance, the development of netting on the skin, and a change in the groundspot colour from light green to bright yellow. Large to extra-large sized fruit with weight of 2.8 - 4.2kg. The fruit shape is long oval to oval. The fruit have firm, white flesh, with very good flavour and high brix, with very long shelf life and medium seed cavity.

Disease Resistance:

HR: Fusarium wilt (Fom:0,1).
IR: Powdery Mildew: (Px: 1, 2, 5/ Gc), MNSV.

Adaption:

KANELA is recommended for early and late, to winter season production.

Yield Potential:

Very high yield potential.

Features & Benefits:

KANELA produces very high yield of large to extra-large fruit with a dark green, netted appearance and excellent post-harvest shelf life. The fruit have firm, light green-white flesh, with excellent flavour and high brix, and is suitable for fresh-cut and the fresh markets.