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Fenella - Late Season

The Fenella PlantGeneral - Fenella

 

  • Upright growth habit

 

  • Good fruit display

 

  • Leafy, lush vigorous plant

 

Seasonality and Yield of Fenella

 

  • Fenella is a late variety, similar in season to Florence

 

  • Good yield potential from graded plants

 

  • Fenella's main crop yield comparable to Florence but higher % Class 1 fruit (89%)

 

  • Fenella is suitable for outdoor tunnelled production

 

Fruit Quality of Fenella

 

  • Blunt, conic shape

 

  • Fenella has a glossy shape with sunken seeds

 

  • Berry size can decrease slightly at the end of the harvest

 

  • Large, flat calyx

 

  • Good skin strength

 

  • Good shelf life

 

  • Fenella has red/orange external colour, lighter than Florence and does not darken in storage

 

  • % Brix level similar to Florence (around 7.8 on average)

 

  • The flavour on Fenella is very good and sweet

 

Diseases

Fenella has good resistance to Verticillium Wilt (Verticillium dahliae) and Crown Rot (Phytophthora cactorum)