DESCRIPTION
VARIETY NAME: SAMANTHA
KIND: F1 hybrid carrot (Daucus carota L.)
TYPE: Long Nantes
MATURITY: Medium (warm: 85 100 days and cool: 110 120 days from sowing)
SOWING SEASON: Spring and autumn (trial in specific areas to determine adaptability)
DIMENSIONS: 18 23 cm x 2 3 cm
COLOUR: Medium orange
FLAVOUR: Sweet
CARROT SHAPE AND TIP: Cylindro-conical to narrow wedge with blunt tip
CORE (COLOUR AND DIAMETER): Fair
SKIN SMOOTHNESS: Good
TOP HABIT: Strong
TOP HEIGHT: 30 36 cm
TOP COLOUR: Medium dark green
STEM ATTACHMENT: Very strong
DISEASE REACTION (SCIENTIFIC): Intermediate resistance: Alternaria dauci (Ad)
FIELD HOLDING: Very good
BOLTING REACTION: Slow
YIELD POTENTIAL: Very good
SUGGESTED POPULATION: 1.5 2.0 million seeds per ha, around 2 3 kg per ha
USE: Pre-pack, bunching, fresh market and processing
SPECIAL FEATURES: Very durable, strong tops, intermediate resistance to Alternaria leaf blight, high yield potential and good field holding ability