CRIMSON SWEET
BOTANICAL NAME | Citrullus lanatus | |
TYPE | Open pollinated | |
CATEGORY | Diploid | |
MATURITY IN DAYS | 85 – 95 | |
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS | Fruit: Shape | Round to slightly oblong |
Weight (kg) | 10 – 11 | |
Skin colour | Light green with dark stripes | |
Interior colour | Bright red | |
Ribbing | Absent | |
Taste | Sweet | |
Leaf cover | Good | |
Market segment | Fresh market | |
DISEASE TOLERANCE | Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum & Colletotrichum
orbiculare |