Bellastar* Indeterminate Tomato Seeds (Prices From)

Outstanding Qualities

• New mini plum variety
• Outstanding flavour and high sugar content
• Intense red colour
• Excellent yield potential

Bellastar* is a highly productive indeterminate mini plum tomato that performs very well in the early and main season slots. It offers medium-tall and vigorous plants with a good leaf cover and maintains good fruit size and shape uniformity throughout the production cycle. The fruit is high quality with a rich deep red colour and good flavour. The variety is suited to long cycle crops.

Special Varietal Requirements

• Adequate light and optimal temperatures ensure good flavour and colour development.

CHARACTERISTIC* BELLASTAR*
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 11 - 15 g dependent on pruning technique
FRUIT SHAPE Elongated
PEDUNCLE Jointed
ATTACHMENT POINT Minute, neat
SHOULDER Smooth
SHOULDER COLOUR Uniform green turning red
COLOUR Intense red
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 (TMV:0-2)
Intermediate resistance: Meloidogyne incognita (Mi)v
v Nematode resistance can break down when soil temperatures are above 32°C
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.