Product Characteristics Summary

• Description: Candela has a high vigour, very compact plant with good foliage cover and strong disease package along with an excellent yield.
• Type: Indeterminate large round – beef type suitable for open field or protected cropping; autumn/ spring
• Fruit:  shape – round, slightly flattened    colour- bright red, uniform shape, weight – 200 – 250g, firmness – very firm, long shelf life fruit
• Maturity: 80 to 90 days
• Disease resistance:
• High resistance (HR):   Tomato mosaic virus (ToMV) / Verticillium wilt (V), Fusarium wilt races 1,2 (Fol) ,
• Intermediate resistance (IR): Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV)
• Recommended plant population:  12 500-16 000 plants per ha  on double stem in open field and 16 000 to 22 000plants per ha on one stem in the greenhouse
• Advantages:  Strong compact plant with good vigour, uniform fruit colour, large fruit size and firmness, Long shelf life (LSL) fruits, small calyx.