Butternut Pluto F1

CHARACTERISTIC*: PLUTO
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 and cool season production in tropical and sub-tropical areas
PLANT TYPE: Full vine
FRUIT SHAPE: Cylindrical, with a bulbous blossom end
RIND COLOUR: Tan
YIELD POTENTIAL: 35 – 50 t/ha
MATURE HARVEST MASS :1 000 – 2 000 g (depending on season)
SHELF LIFE (MATURE FRUIT): Excellent
UNIFORMITY: Very good
POPULATION GUIDE: Final stand of 12 000 – 15 000 plants per ha
DISEASE REACTION (SCIENTIFIC):
Intermediate resistance: Podosphaera xanthii (ex Sphaerotheca fuliginea) Px (ex Sf) 
MARKETS / END USE: Export, fresh market and processing
SPECIAL FEATURES: Very uniform, medium size fruit, superior flesh quality and excellent flavour, excellent yield potential