Seed Co Vegetables has widened the range of its hybrid varieties that farmers can select from, with each variety conferring unique features guided by market preferences.
The whole world is moving towards healthy living with doctors calling for increased vegetable consumption and this is one of the big agendas for Seed Co Vegetables, to play a huge role in the nutrition agenda.
Yield potential of up to 600g per head in a good season
Reaches physiological maturity in 60-65 days
Zimbabwe, Botswana, Malawi and Zambia
Product Characteristics Summary
Description: Vigorous hybrid broccoli, adaptable for mainly summer production but can also do in winter. Medium to large frame with good disease resistance. Corato F1 is a very high marketable yield potential. A hybrid for the fresh and processing markets. Good heat tolerance for year-round production.
Type: Excellent quality head with few side-shoots. Corato has a vigorous growth habit providing good head protection. Suitable for fresh market growers, home growers and processing industry.
Plant population: 35 000 – 40 000 plants per hectare
Fruit (head): Firm, dome-shaped heads with short to medium florets
Average fruit (head) weight: 425 – 600g in summer and 500 – 600g in winter.
Maturity: Approximately 60 days from transplant to maturity in summer. Maturity will vary by as much as 10 – 20 days between mid summer to mid winter plantings (in cold areas). Maturity is very uniform with a high first cut percentage of more than 90%.
Disease resistance: Good disease resistance.
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Zimbabwe
Seed Co Group
Botswana
Kenya
Malawi
Nigeria
Tanzania
South Africa
West & Central Africa
Zambia
