GALIA F1 Hybrid Melon
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| Crop remark: | Early maturing Galia type hybrid sweet melon with orange-yellow netted rind and very sweet light green flesh |
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| Mode of pollination: | Cross Pollination |
| Growing areas: |
Adapted to warm areas |
| Seed rate/acre: |
250 g |
| Approx. seeds/gm: |
25 seeds |
| Spacing: |
90 cm x 75 cm |
| Growth habit: |
Runner |
| Hermaphroditic flowers: |
Absent |
| Maturity: |
70 - 80 days after sowing |
| Fruit average weight (kg): |
1.2 kg to 2.0 kg |
| Fruit shape: |
Uniform round fruits |
| Fruit skin colour pattern: |
Orange yellow netted rind Fruit length |
| Fruit length and diameter: |
Small to medium sized fruits |
| Flesh colour: | Firm light green flesh |
| Fruit texture: |
Very sweet flesh |
| Total soluble sugars (TSS): |
Sweetness of about 15 % brix |
| Yield potential: | 30 tons / acre |
| Pests: | Highly resistant to powdery mildew and fusarium wilt diseases |
| Disease resistance / Tolerance: | Fusarium Wilt Anthracnose |
| Usage: | Fresh consumption and agro- processing such as juice making |
| Health Benefits: | Contains 6% sugar and 92% water by weight. Excellent source of Potassium, Amino acids, Vitamins A, Vitamin C and Folate. Contains important antioxidants like Lycopene |
| Available pack sizes: | Kadogo (7 seeds), 10 g, 25 g, 50 g, 100 g, 250 g |