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This stable variety is ideal for year-round production, offering extreme uniformity and consistently high yields. It is drought and disease tolerant, with intermediate resistance to black rot. As an excellent summer variety, it boasts exceptional heat tolerance and a very high yield potential, ensuring reliable performance in challenging conditions.
CHARACTERISTIC*: OPTIMA
TYPE: F1 hybrid fresh market cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. convar. capitata (L.) Alef. var. capitata (L.) Alef.
MATURITY: Medium (year round 80 – 95 days from transplanting)
HEAD SIZE: Large
HEAD SHAPE: Round
HEAD WEIGHT: 3.0 – 5.0 kg (could be bigger depending on spacing)
HEAD COVER: Very good
EXTERIOR COLOUR: Deep blue-green
INTERIOR COLOUR: Yellow light green
FLAVOUR: Very good
PLANT SIZE: Large
PLANT HABIT: Semi-erect
BOLTING REACTION: Very sensitive to bolting if produced through winter for spring harvest. Strictly a warm season cropper
DISEASE REACTION (SCIENTIFIC):
Intermediate resistance: Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris (Xcc) and Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. conglutinans (Foc)
FIELD HOLDING: Excellent
YIELD POTENTIAL: Excellent
SUGGESTED POPULATION: 28 000 – 35 000 plants per ha
USE: Sold as individual heads and per bag
SPECIAL FEATURES: Excellent yield potential and intermediate resistance to Black rot
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