chevron_left chevron_right VIRTUE Likes Cool Weather! Crop: Watermelon Segment: Seedless Large Ecology: Open Field Type of Market: Fresh Production Cycle: Main Variety code: WDL8416
Overview Likes Cool Weather! Early season variety that prospers in cool conditions. It has worked well in south and central Florida and provided large, early fruit. Virtue has demonstrated additional potential in early slots in the Eastern US and Mexico. Features, advantages & benefits close Features, advantages & benefits For Growers add remove - Robust disease package (IR: FON1, AR1; PM) -Earliness -Higher fruit set per plant Strong early season performance with good yield and size potential in cool conditions Early market access with quality; reduced risk of crop loss due to powdery mildew For Processors add remove Bright internal flesh color with firmer flesh; good internal quality Dynamic for whole or fresh cut Visual appeal & fresh cut quality For Value Chain & Consumers add remove Bright internal flesh color with firmer flesh; good internal quality; durable rind Dynamic for whole or fresh cut; visual appeal to consumer Reliability & quality to consumer encouraging repeat business Traits & characteristics close Traits & characteristics Average Fruit Weight 8.00000000000001 kg Flesh Description Bright red, firm flesh. Fruit Shape blocky Fruit Type Crimson sweet Maturity Class early-average Plant Habit vine Plant vigour average-strong Ploidy Level triploid Rind Pattern Light green with hazy, broad, medium-dark green stripes. close Resistance close Resistance Disease resistance: Intermediate Co: 1 / Fon: 1 / Px 1 close close close close close
Likes Cool Weather! Early season variety that prospers in cool conditions. It has worked well in south and central Florida and provided large, early fruit. Virtue has demonstrated additional potential in early slots in the Eastern US and Mexico.
