CHARACTERISTIC*: BARBARA
KIND: F1 hybrid squash (Cucurbita moschata (Duchesne) Duchesne ex Poiret)
TYPE: Tropical butternut squash
MATURITY: 85 – 95 days to harvest as mature fruit and 45 days to maturity if harvesting for baby
SEASON: Widely adapted for production after danger of frost has passed
PLANT TYPE: Full vine
FRUIT SHAPE: Cylindrical, with a bulbous blossom end
RIND COLOUR: Dark green thick and thin tan coloured stripes running vertically to the blossom end
YIELD POTENTIAL: 25 – 35 t/ha (mature fruit)
BABY SIZE: 2.5 x 8 cm
MATURE HARVEST MASS: 1 000 – 1 500 g
SHELF LIFE (MATURE FRUIT): Good
UNIFORMITY: Excellent
POPULATION GUIDE:
Baby: Final stand of 15 000 plants per ha
Mature: Final stand of 15 000 plants per ha
DISEASE REACTION (SCIENTIFIC): –
MARKETS / END USE: Pre-pack as baby vegetable and fresh market
SPECIAL FEATURES: Unique baby vegetable, superior quality flesh and exceptional flavour
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