Outstanding Qualities
- New mini plum variety
- Outstanding flavour and high sugar content
- Intense red colour
- Excellent yield potential
Starling is a new vigorous, indeterminate mini plum tomato variety especially suited for production under protection, but experience showed that Starling can be grown successfully in the open field. Yield potential is excellent with uniform fruit set through the season. Starling is preferred for higher sugar content when compared to standard mini plum varieties. Starling has the ability to set fruit under cool conditions and maintain high Brix levels.
Special Varietal Requirements
- Adequate light and optimal temperatures ensure good flavour and colour development
CHARACTERISTIC* STARLING
KIND Indeterminate F1 hybrid tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. nom cons)
TYPE Mini plum
PRODUCTION TYPE Under protection and open field
FIRMNESS Excellent
MATURITY Medium early
PLANT VIGOUR Strong
SEASON Year-round culture in frost-free areas
FRUIT WEIGHT 12 - 18 g
FRUIT SHAPE Blocky
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 (TSWV:0-2)
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.