Product Description

  • 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.