Outstanding Qualities
- Excellent yield potential
- Darker crimson sweet rind pattern
- Very small pip size
- Very firm deep red flesh
Sierra Nevada is a triploid watermelon with an attractive dark Crimson Sweet rind pattern. Benefits of this variety include excellent yield potential, extended shipping and field holding potential and very firm flesh, making it a great choice for the fresh-cut market. Sierra Nevada has high resistance to Fusarium races 0 and 1 (Fon: 0,1).
CHARACTERISTIC* SIERRA NEVADA
KIND F1 hybrid watermelon (Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. et Nakai)
TYPE Triploid Crimson Sweet
MATURITY 85 - 90 days from transplant
GROWTH HABIT Trailing
PLANT VIGOUR Vigorous
SEASON Spring to summer production
FRUIT WEIGHT 8 - 12 kg
FRUIT SHAPE Blocky oval
INTERNAL FLESH COLOUR Deep red
RIND QUALITIES Wide, very dark green stripes on medium green background
BRIX High, 11 - 13 %
FLAVOUR Excellent
UNIFORMITY Very good
LEAF COVER Very good
DISEASE REACTION (SCIENTIFIC) High resistance: Fusarium oxysporum f. Sp. niveum (Fon: 0,1)
MARKETS / END USE Retail and fresh-cut
SPECIAL FEATURES Very firm flesh with small pip size