Product Description

Candela F1 is an intermediate tomato variety with excellent foliage cover and a compact stem.

Product Characteristics Summary

Indeterminate large round – beef type

Fruit:  Shape – round, slightly flattened

Colour – bright red, uniform shape

Weight – 200 – 250g

Firmness – very firm, long shelf life fruit

Resistances / Tolerances: Resistant (HR) to ToMV (Tomato Mosaic Virus) / V ((Verticillium Wilt), Fol (Fusarium Wilt races 1,2) , Resistant (IR) TYLCV Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus

Production Slot:  Open field or protected cropping. Autumn/spring

Recommendations:

  • 12 500-16 000 plants/ha double stem/ha open field and 16 to 22 plants/ha on one stem
  • 30 000 stems/ha protected cropping
  • Autumn & Spring Protected crop

Advanatages:

  • Strong compact plant with good vigour
  • Uniform colour
  • large fruit size
  • firmness and LSL Fruits
  • Small calyx scarResistance to: (IR) to TYLCV