Butternut Cosmos F1

CHARACTERISTIC*: COSMOS
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 production after danger of frost has passed
PLANT TYPE: Bush
FRUIT SHAPE: Cylindrical, with a bulbous blossom end
RIND COLOUR: Tan
YIELD POTENTIAL: 30 – 35 t/ha
MATURE HARVEST MASS : 800 – 1 200 g
SHELF LIFE (MATURE FRUIT): Medium
UNIFORMITY: Excellent
POPULATION GUIDE: Final stand of 15 000 plants per ha
DISEASE REACTION (SCIENTIFIC):
Intermediate resistance: Podosphaera xanthii (ex Sphaerotheca fuliginea) Px (ex Sf)
MARKETS / END USE: Fresh market
SPECIAL FEATURES: Very uniform, medium size fruit. Early, concentrated fruit set and early harvesting of fruit