Chocostar F1 Hybrid Indeterminate Tomato
OUTSTANDING QUALITIES
- NEW MINI PLUM VARIETY
- UNIQUE FLAVOUR AND HIGH SUGAR CONTENT
- BROWN COLOUR
- EXCELLENT YIELD POTENTIAL
Chocostar is an exciting indeterminate mini plum tomato that performs very well in all seasons. It offers compact yet vigorous plants with good leaf cover and maintains good fruit size. The fruit is high quality with a unique flavour adding to a pleasant eating experience.
SPECIAL VARIETAL REQUIREMENTS
- Adequate light and optimal temperatures ensure good flavour and colour development.
CHARACTERISTIC*: Chocostar
KIND: Indeterminate F1 hybrid tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. nom cons)
TYPE: Mini plum
PRODUCTION TYPE: Under protection
FIRMNESS: Excellent
MATURITY: Early
PLANT VIGOUR: Medium
SEASON: Year round culture in frost-free areas
FRUIT WEIGHT: 8 – 13 g dependent on pruning technique
FRUIT SHAPE: Plum
PEDUNCLE: Jointed
ATTACHMENT POINT: Minute, neat
SHOULDER: Smooth
SHOULDER COLOUR: Uniform
COLOUR: Brown
FLAVOUR: Outstanding
UNIFORMITY: Excellent
LEAF COVER: Good
DISEASE REACTION (SCIENTIFIC): High resistance: Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici race 1 (Fol:1), Fulvia fulva (Ff: A-E), and Tomato mosaic virus races 0-2 (ToMV:0-2), Stemphillium solani (Ss)
Intermediate resistance: Meloidogyne incognita (Mi)
MARKET USE: Single fruit, pre-packing, export
POPULATION GUIDE: 24 000 – 28 000 final stand per ha
SPECIAL FEATURES: Outstanding flavour and colour and high yield potential.
