OCTOBER SUN

Variety freely marketable

FLOWERING
Late

 

MATURITY
Late September

Licence :   GRADILIS

TREE

Vigour:          Strong
Habit:            Erect
Branching:    Good

FRUIT

Fruit size:           50-65mm
Mean weight :   90g
Regularity:         Quite homogeneous
Shape:                Round
Colour:               Yellow
Coloration:        Blushed
Flesh colour :    Yellow-orange

Storage

Normal Cold storage:   Excellent behaviour
Controlled Atmosphere:  Exceptional behaviour
Responds very well to 1MCP

Taste

Firmness: Medium
Flavour:    Sweet and fragrant aromas
Texture:    Very fine texture

Resistances

Shot-hole: Sensitive
Russeting:  Not very sensitive
Cracking: Not very sensitive
Pre-harvest drop: No sensitive

Harvest

Maturity:   Late September
Firmness:  >2.5 kg/cm2
Sugar level:  >14 %Brix
Great leeway for the harvest date

Productivity

Potential: Very good
Regularity:  Very regular
Limited thinning, self-regulating well enough.

Reminder: Values (firmness, sugar level, etc…) are given as an indication; they depend strongly on the date of harvest, the load of the trees and the climatic conditions of the year.