Butternut Veenas F1

CHARACTERISTIC*: VEENAS
KIND: F1 hybrid squash (Cucurbita moschata (Duchesne) Duchesne ex Poiret)
TYPE: Butternut squash
MATURITY: 85 – 100 days to harvest as mature fruit
SEASON: Widely adapted for warm season production
PLANT TYPE: Full vine
FRUIT SHAPE: Short cylindrical, with a bulbous blossom end
RIND COLOUR: Tan
YIELD POTENTIAL: 30 – 45 t/ha
MATURE HARVEST MASS : 600 – 1 000 g
SHELF LIFE (MATURE FRUIT): Excellent
UNIFORMITY: Excellent
POPULATION GUIDE: Final stand of 10 000 – 15 000 plants per ha
DISEASE REACTION (SCIENTIFIC):
Intermediate resistance: Podosphaera xanthii (ex Sphaerotheca fuliginea) Px (ex Sf)
MARKETS / END USE: Export, pre-packing, fresh prepared stuffing
SPECIAL FEATURES: Uniform, small to medium fruit size, excellent yield potential