Kwando* F1 Hybrid Determinate Saladette Tomato
OUTSTANDING QUALITIES
- BACTERIAL WILT RESISTANCE
- VERY GOOD DISEASE RESISTANCE
- VIGOROUS GROWTH HABIT
- HIGH YIELD POTENTIAL
- MEDIUM FRUIT SIZE
Kwando* is an adaptable saladette variety with strong vigour and very good leaf cover. Yield potential is good and medium fruit size for Bacterial wilt resistant varieties. Kwando* has high resistance to Verticillium wilt race 1 (Vd: 1), Fusarium wilt races 1 and 2 (Fol: 1 – 2) and intermediate resistance to Bacterial wilt.
SPECIAL VARIETAL REQUIREMENTS
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CHARACTERISTIC*: KWANDO*
KIND: F1 hybrid saladette tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.)
TYPE: Determinate
FIRMNESS: Good to very good
MATURITY: Medium
SEASON: Year-round culture in frost-free areas
FRUIT WEIGHT: 110 – 140 g
FRUIT SHAPE: Elongated blocky
ATTACHMENT POINT: Small, neat
FRUIT COLOUR: Excellent internal and external colour
UNIFORMITY: Very good
LEAF COVER: Very good
DISEASE REACTION (SCIENTIFIC): High resistance: Verticillium dahliae race 1 (Vd: 1), Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici races 1 and 2 (Fol: 1 – 2)
Intermediate resistance: Ralstonia solanacearum (Rs)
MARKETS / END USE: Saladette market
POPULATION GUIDE: 16 000 – 20 000 final stand per ha
SPECIAL FEATURES: Outstanding disease package, top quality, firm fruit.
