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| Regional areas: | 3-4 business days |
| Remote areas: | 3-5 business days |
OUTSTANDING QUALITIES
Cherriette is a bright red F1 hybrid radish that performs very well during the warmer season. Maturity is medium, around 25 30 days from sowing. Roots are globe shaped, very uniform and have a silky smooth shoulders and a refined tap root. Yield potential is excellent with high quality and uniform roots. Field holding is good and Cherriette tolerates pithing very well. Cherriette has a god cracking resistance. Foliage is medium to short, healthy and dark green. Cherriette has a sweet taste and the texture is crisp and juicy. Cherriette is used for quality bunching, salad packs and the pre-pack markets.
SPECIAL VARIETAL REQUIREMENTS
CHARACTERISTIC*: CHERRIETTE
TYPE: Red radish (Raphanus sativus L. var. sativus L.)
MATURITY: Medium (around 25 30 days from sowing)
SEASON: Summer for all areas & spring and Autumn for cooler areas
ROOT SHAPE: Globe
DIMENSIONS: 2.5 x 2.5 cm
SKIN COLOUR: Bright red
SMOOTHNESS: Very smooth
FLESH COLOUR: White
FLESH TEXTURE: Very firm, crisp
FLAVOUR: Sweet
PITH RESISTANCE: Very good
CRACKING RESISTANCE: Very good
TOP: Medium to short with strong foliage
TOP HEIGHT: 8 10 cm
TOP COLOUR: Dark green
DISEASE REACTION (SCIENTIFIC):
FIELD HOLDING: Very good
YIELD POTENTIAL: Excellent
SUGGESTED POPULATION: 10 12 kg per ha, 1.2 1.8 million seeds per ha
MARKET USE: Bunching, salad packs and pre-pack
SPECIAL FEATURES: High quality uniform sweet roots, very slow to pith and excellent yield potential
