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Merengue F1 is a parthenocarpic cucumber hybrid (with self-pollination) intended for cultivation in unheated greenhouses and in the field. It forms plants with medium vigor, aerated, easy to harvest and maintain, whose foliage remains healthy until the end of the vegetation period. Very high early production. The fruits are thin, cylindrical and maintain their fresh appearance for a long time after harvest and have a length / thickness ratio: 3.2 / 1. The color of the cucumber is dark green. Constant fruiting is less influenced by unfavorable growing conditions. The fruits do not have a bitter taste. Merengue has shown good tolerance to the attack of Botrytis frequently especially at the end of the production cycle. It is resistant to CMV (Cucumber mosaic virus) - intermediate resistance, PM (powdery mildew, Sphaerotheca fuliginea) - intermediate resistance, SC (Scab, Cladosporium cucumerinum) - resistant.
A new parthenocarpic cucumber hybrid with very early maturity. Very high early and total yield. The plant habit is medium open. Produces exceptionally attractive, extremely uniform, non-bitter fruit of regular cylindrical shape and excellent taste. The fruit color is dark green. The fruit length/thickness ratio (L/D ratio) is 3,3. Suitable for fresh market and processing. Field tolerance to Downy mildew. Suited to cultivation in glasshouses and plastic film greenhouses, as well as vertical (upstrings) and horizontal culture in the open field.
- Manufacturer
- Seminis
- Tolerant of
- CMV
PM - Resistent
- SC
- Minimum density (plants/ha)
- 25000
- Maximum density (plants/ha)
- 33000
- Shape
- Cornichon type
- Ripening season
- Early
- Recommended culture cycle
- II
- Fruit type
- Smooth cucumber