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Sweet spring

Crop:
Melon
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Overview

Sweet Spring is an early maturing, western shipper sweet melon variety. The deep orange flesh and medium seed cavity makes it ideal for the fresh market. Sweet Spring has average fruit weight of 1.9 – 2.5 kg and average brix of 14.

Traits & characteristics

Traits & characteristics
Pack size 1.9 – 2.5kg
Plant vigour Medium vigorous vine
Shape Medium to dense net. Deep orange flesh. Medium seed cavity

Characteristics

Characteristics

Maturity

±77 days from planting (main season)

Resistance

Resistance

Disease Resistance

  • Target:
    Fom (0,1,2)
    Rating:
    HR
  • Target:
    Px (1,2)
    Rating:
    HR
  • Target:
    MNSV
    Rating:
    HR
  • Target:
    Powdery Mildew: Px (3.5)
    Rating:
    IR
  • Target:
    Ag
    Rating:
    IR

Downloads

Downloads
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Sweet spring

Crop:
Melon

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