Northern Star F1 Hybrid Zucchini Squash
OUTSTANDING QUALITIES
- EARLY MATURING HYBRID
- OPEN PLANT FOR EASIER HARVESTING
- DARK GREEN FRUIT
Northern Star is an early maturing zucchini with very high yield potential. The fruit is uniform, attractive and medium to dark green. The plants are open with few spines to enable faster and more efficient harvesting with reduced fruit damage. Labour prefers harvesting varieties with fewer spines. Northern Star is an excellent high yielding variety with quality fruit and has intermediate resistance to Watermelon mosaic virus (WMV).
SPECIAL VARIETAL REQUIREMENTS
- Suitable for production during summer and in winter in sub-tropical areas
- Squash seed can germinate satisfactory between 15 and 35°C. When expected average soil temperatures are lower than 15°C, we suggest the use of seedlings
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CHARACTERISTIC*: NORHTERN STAR
KIND: F1 hybrid squash (Cucurbita pepo L.)
TYPE: Zucchini
MATURITY: Approximately 45 days after sowing
SEASON: Widely adapted for production after danger of frost has passed
PLANT TYPES: Strong, open bush, with very few spines
FRUIT SHAPE: Cylindrical
FRUIT SIZE: 10 – 15 cm x 2.5cm
INTERNAL FRUIT COLOUR: Cream
EXTERNAL FRUIT COLOUR: Medium to dark green
YIELD POTENTIAL: Very good
SHELF LIFE: Good
UNIFORMITY: Very good
DISEASE REACTION (SCIENTIFIC):
Intermediate resistance: Watermelon mosaic virus (WMV)
PLANT SPACING GUIDE: 1.2 m between rows x 40 cm in the row
POPULATION GUIDE: 16 000 – 20 000 plants per ha
MARKETS / END USE: Pre-pack
SPECIAL FEATURES: Plants are open and nearly spineless, thus harvesting is faster with less damage to fruit
