Variety: Viowhite 20 (97-08-299-NB). Red skin white flesh nectarine
Origin: obtained by natural breeding by Planasa in Cartaya, Huelva, (Spain). Protected variety. EU 2114 (17-12-02) in process.
Time of ripening: medium (27 days after Zincal® 5)**
TREE CHARACTERISTICS
Vigour: Vigorous.
Growth habit: Semi spreading
Flowering time: Early (50% during first fortnight of February)
Flowering type: Rosaceae
Flowering level: Very High
Fruit set: Homogeneous, and medium.
PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES
Regular pruning: Choosing branches is quite easy, due to the way the tree grows, spread and open.
Remove any new vigorous shoots during the picking season to allow better light penetration in the canopy and better fruit colour. Summer pruning the trees after harvest will improve the quality of the fruiting branches for the next year. However, this pruning should not be too severe at the same time irrigation should be reduced to avoid secondary shoot growth.
FRUIT THINNING
It should not be too intense, due to the way the fruit blooms and the amount of fruits it gives.
FRUIT CHARACTERISTICS
Shape: Round-oblong.
Suture: Marked
Apex: Rounded
Stem cavity: Medium with. Deep
Skin colour: 100 % dark crimson red).
Ground colour: Light yellow
Flesh colour: White
Firmness: Consistent
Sensibilities: At the base
Texture: Soft, very fine
Stone: Big, semi-cling
Split pits: Low incidence
Fruit size: AA
Average weight: 140 g
Fruit picking: Three to four
Taste: Excellent, around 14º Brix.
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
The fruits of this variety have beautiful shape and intense colour.
To tell it apart form Zincal® 20, it is necessary to open it.
“Protected variety. Production, reproduction (multiplication), commercialization or any other way of exploitation is prohibited without the right’s holder written approval.
“Reproduction (multiplication), production, commercialization or exploitation of plant material of protected varieties without the holder’s authorisation implies serious infractions punished severely by law, and could be considered as offences punished by criminal laws”.
* Stone Fruit Data collected by Planasa-Planasa at «La Mogaya»- Cartaya, Huelva (España)
Latitude: 37º.19’.02” N; Longitude 7º.04’.57” W; Height: 20 m; Chilling needs ≤ 250 h.
Ripening time for Zincal® 5; April 25th to May 10th.
