Daytona

Outstanding Qualities

• Diploid all sweet
• Early maturity
• 10–12kg fruit
• Vigorous growth habit
• Good internal quality

Daytona is an early maturing All Sweet type F1 hybrid watermelon, with excellent yield potential. Fruit is uniform, short oblong in shape and weighs 10 – 12 kg. The medium-thick rind is tough, making it highly suitable for long- distance shipping. Rind colour is dark green with thin lighter green stripes. Daytona’s flesh is bright red, firm, crispy, juicy and has an excellent taste and a high Brix level of about 11 – 12 %. Daytona tends to resist sunburn and has high resistance to Anthracnose (Co).

Special Varietal Requirements

• Suggested plant populations of up to 6 000 plants per ha