Butternut Meteor F1

OUTSTANDING QUALITIES UNIQUE BABY VEGETABLE PRODUCT VERY HEALTHY, PRODUCTIVE PLANTS OUTSTANDING QUALITY AND FLAVOUR

Meteor* is a tropical butternut variety which differs in colour from Barbara. It has a semi-bush type growing habit with vigorous plants. Due to the vigorous plants, it is not easily susceptible to diseases. It has a very good fruit setting ability, thus giving excellent yields. When used as a baby, the first fruits are harvest-able 45 days after transplant. The rind colour of the fruits are yellow with a green blossom end with light stripes running across the length of the fruit, making for a very attractive and unique looking fruit. Meteor* may also be used as mature fruit which are harvestable about 90 days after transplant. The colour pattern remains the same at maturity.

SPECIAL VARIETAL REQUIREMENTS Make sure that mature fruit are ripe before picking. Light green stripes must have discoloured into a normal tan colour before picking DESCRIPTION CHARACTERISTIC: METEOR* KIND: F1 hybrid squash (Cucurbita moschata (Duchesne) Duchesne ex Poiret) TYPE: Tropical butternut squash MATURITY: Mature fruit: 85 – 95 days to harvest Baby fruit: 50 days to harvest SEASON: Widely adapted for production after danger of frost has passed PLANT TYPE: Semi-bush FRUIT SHAPE: Cylindrical, with a bulbous blossom end RIND COLOUR: Yellow with a green blossom end and light stripes running across the length of the fruit YIELD POTENTIAL: 25 – 35 t/ha (mature fruit) BABY SIZE: 25 – 35 t/ha (mature fruit) MATURE HARVEST MASS: 2.5 x 8 cm SHELF LIFE (MATURE FRUIT): 1 000 – 1 500 g UNIFORMITY: Good PLANT SPACING GUIDE: Good POPULATION GUIDE: Baby: Final stand of 15 000 plants per ha Mature: Final stand of 15 000 plants per ha DISEASE REACTION (SCIENTIFIC): – MARKET / END USE: Pre-pack as baby vegetable and fresh market SPECIAL FEATURES: Unique baby vegetable