Nerine F1 Hybrid Indeterminate Salad Tomato
OUTSTANDING QUALITIES
- RESISTANT TO TOMATO CURLY STUNT AND ROOT–KNOT NEMATODE
- VERY GOOD FRUIT QUALITY
- UNIFORM FRUIT SIZE AND SHAPE
- GOOD LEAF COVER AND VIGOUR
Nerine is an indeterminate salad tomato from Sakata’s local breeding programme. Nerine has very good fruit quality, uniform fruit size and a very good disease package. Nerine has high resistance to Verticillium wilt race 1 (Vd: 1), Fusarium wilt races 1 and 2 (Fol: 1 – 2), Tomato mosaic (ToMV), intermediate resistance to Tomato curly stunt (ToCSV) and Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV). Nerine performed very well during winter production in greenhouse production systems and very good results when grafted on medium strength rootstock.
SPECIAL VARIETAL REQUIREMENTS
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CHARACTERISTIC: NERINE
KIND: Indeterminate F1 hybrid tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.)
PRODUCTION TYPE: Under protection
FIRMNESS: Very good
MATURITY: Medium
PLANT VIGOUR: Strong
SEASON: Year round production in frost free area
FRUIT WEIGHT: 140 – 160 g
FRUIT SHAPE: Oblate
PEDUNCLE: Jointed
ATTACHMENT POINT: Medium, neat
SHOULDER: Smooth to slightly ribbed
SHOULDER COLOUR: Uniform
COLOUR:
Internal: very good
External: very good:
FLAVOUR: Good
UNIFORMITY: Excellent
LEAF COVER: Medium dense
DISEASE REACTION (SCIENTIFIC):
High resistance: Verticillium dahliae race 1 (Vd: 1), Fusarium oxysporum f.sp lycopersici races 1 and 2 (Fol: 1 – 2), Tomato mosaic virus (ToMV)
Intermediate resistance: Tomato curly stunt virus (ToCSV) and Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV)
MARKETS / END USE: Fresh market and pre-pack
POPULATION GUIDE: 20 000 – 24 000 final stand per ha for production under protection
10 000 – 14 000 final stand per ha for open field
SPECIAL FEATURES: Excellent quality and firmness. Resistant to Tomato curly stunt virus
