UK VEGETABLE SEEDS BROCHURE 2022-2023 - Flipbook - Page 61
Our Courgette Varieties
The first Syngenta
variety with a 4 viruses
intermediate resistance
package
High quality fruit and
savings in harvesting time
• High commercial yield, stable production and flexibility of use
• High level of IR to 4 virus = choose the best security for your production
• Uniform fruits – quicker to pack
• Really high yield potential = to get the best quantity out of your field and
maximise your turnover
• Upright, open plants, long fruit stalks; easier harvesting, which reduces
harvesting time and hence production costs
• Well balanced plants, good air flow around foliage, with resistance to the
3 viruses and powdery mildew (IR)
• Semi-erect and open canopy, with short internodes
• High quality medium dark green fruit, uniform and bright
• Ease of harvest is a key characteristic of the plant and the fruit
• Reliable in all open field situations by rusticity, with good resistance and
production stability
• A nice fruit quality with dark green colour and straight shape = to fit your
customer demand
• Open plant habit and erect plant stand = limit your harvesting cost by
being more efficient in collecting the fruits
• Well balanced plant vigour, to support with an appropriate fertiliser
programme
• Mainly for summer harvest
RESISTANCES: IR: CMV / ZYMV / WMV / PRSV / Gc-PX
RESISTANCES: IR: CMV / ZYMV / WMV / Gc-PX
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more about
ZEFIROS
Courgette variety fit overview
VARIETY
RESISTANCES
BLACK FOREST
FRUIT (L/D)
FRUIT
COLOUR
USE, DEPENDING ON VIRUS PRESSURE
Long Cylindrical
Dark Green
No virus pressure. Perfect for hobby market
CRONOS
ZYMV / WMV / Gc-PX
Cylindrical
Dark Green
Low to medium virus pressure
MILOS
CMV / ZYMV / WMV / Gc-PX
Cylindrical
Dark Green
Strong virus pressure
NAXOS
CMV / ZYMV / WMV / Gc-PX
Cylindrical
Dark Green
Strong to very strong virus pressure
PATMOS
CMV / ZYMV / WMV / Gc-PX
Cylindrical
Dark Green
Strong to very strong virus pressure
RHODOS
CMV / ZYMV / WMV / Gc-PX
Cylindrical
Dark Green
Strong virus pressure
SYROS
CMV / ZYMV / WMV / Gc-PX
Cylindrical
Dark Green
Strong to very strong virus pressure
ZEFIROS
CMV / ZYMV /WMV / PRSV / Gc-PX
Cylindrical
Dark Green
Strong to very strong virus pressure
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