SHABIKI F1 Hybrid Watermelon
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| Crop remark: | Jubilee hybrid type watermelon with high quality and attractive glossy fruits. Vigorous healthy plant with strong branches to hold large fruits. Tough fruit rind ideal for long distance transport. |
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| Mode of pollination: | Cross Pollination |
| Growing areas: |
Medium low altitudes |
| Seed rate/acre: |
500 g |
| Approx. seeds/gm: |
10 seeds |
| Spacing: |
100 cm x 80 cm |
| Plant trait: | Glossy attractive high quality fruits with a deep crimson red flesh |
| Growth habit: |
Runner |
| Hermaphroditic flowers: |
Absent |
| Maturity: |
70 - 80 days after sowing |
| Fruit average weight (kg): |
10 - 12 kg |
| Fruit shape: |
Large oblong fruits |
| Fruit skin colour pattern: |
Alternating light and dark green stripes |
| Fruit length and diameter: |
Length 43 - 48 cm and diameter of 17.8 cm |
| Flesh colour: | Deep crimson red and firm flesh |
| Fruit texture: |
Thin but tough rind with firm and crispy flesh |
| Total soluble sugars (TSS): |
Sweetness of 12 - 135% brix |
| Yield potential: | 32 - 40 tons / acre |
| Pests: | Highly Resistant to Anthracnose and Fusarium Wilt diseases |
| Diseases: | Notable field resistance to Pink Root Rot |
| 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 |