Don Quixote

Outstanding Qualities

  • Excellent internal quality
  • Excellent brix and flavour
  • Average fruit weight 3 – 5 kg
  • Very high yield potential

Don Quixote is a Piel de Sapo type melon. It is adapted to a wide range of growing conditions. It is very productive, with attractive fruit and has excellent internal quality with tolerance to glassiness and excellent storage ability. Don Quixote has a very high sugar content and unbeatable flavour with Brix levels of up to 18 %.  It gives a very large fruit of 3 – 5 kg. Don Quixote has high resistance to Melon necrotic spot virus (MNSV) and Fusarium wilt races 0-2 (Fom: 0-2) and intermediate resistance to Powdery mildew [(Gc: 1) (ex Ec) & (Px: 1, 2, 5) (ex Sf)].

 

Special Varietal Requirements

  • Plant population of 6000 to 8000 plants per hectare
  • Contact area representative for the correct time to harvest