An Ideal Melons cantaloupe with excellent flavour and long shelf life

• Ideal for spring and summer season
• Early maturing
• Bright orange, firm flesh
• High brix
• Good disease resistance

Type
An “IDEAL Melons” hybrid cantaloupe with long shelf life.

Maturity
Main season 73 - 77 days

Plant Characteristics
A medium vigorous plant that flowers and sets fruit evenly to give high yield.
Plant spacing: 8,000 to 16,000 plants per ha
Adaption: COLORSWEET is recommended for summer production.

Variety Characteristics
Fruit Characteristics: Harvest indicators include net development, a change of the rind colour from olive green to light yellow and cracking around the peduncle.
Large sized fruit with weight of 1.7 – 2.3 kg.
The shape is round-oval with well-developed net.
COLORSWEET has bright orange flesh colour, firm flesh texture, high brix and excellent flavour. The fruit has long shelf life.
Climate: Optimum germination temperature: 25°C to 28°C, night temperature not lower than 18°C.
Optimum growth temperatures at night are 18 - 20°C, and day 24 - 30°C, and for ripening 15 - 25°C.Yield Potential: Very high yield potential.

Features & Benefits
COLORSWEET is very high yielding with good fruit uniformity. Fruits have unique “IDEAL Melons” appearance with sweet taste, and is suited to fresh-cut and whole fruit use. Plants are tolerant to Sulphur burn.

Disease Resistance:
High Resistance: Fom (0,1,2) / Px (2) / MNSV
Intermediate Resistance: Px (3.5) / Ag. Tolerant to Suphur burn.