Athena

Melon

Earliness Early
Maturity 75 days

Plant

Medium to strong vigour

Good cover

Fruit 

Oval

Minor sutures

Coarse netting

Small seed cavity 

Orange flesh colour

Firm flesh with crisp texture

Average Fruit Weight 1.5 - 2.5 gk 
Disease Resistance Fusarium (Form 0-2) 
TolerancesPowdery Mildew (Sf1,2 & Ec)

Features/Benefits

Oval fruits with coarse netting.

Firm flesh with crisp texture, keeping its sweet flavour even after long distance shipping or a few days at the produce stand.

Good shipper.

Fruits tend to stay firm even when harvested at full slip.