Watermelon

ZEPPLIN

Zepplin is about to take off! With superior internals and dark, sweet red flesh, you’ll be flying high with Zepplin. An attractive and versatile watermelon, Zepplin ticks a lot of boxes. With strong vine vigour, allowing greater fruit protection. Dark red, firm, sweet flesh gives a delightful eating experience. Zepplin is a highly adaptable variety, suited to all watermelon production areas in Australia.

Features

  • Fast maturing variety
  • Beautiful dark red flesh color
  • Very strong plant vigor
  • Small pip size and seed pockets

Advantages

  • High yield and reduced growing time for faster return on investment
  • Visually appealing fruit suitable for ‘cut and wrap’ market
  • High yield potential and reduced growing time for better return on investment
  • Strong plant vigour and fruit cover result in reduced loss of fruit through sunburn and exposure
  • A flexible hybrid that can be planted in a range of climates and time slots

Agronomic Tips

  • Ensure vine health is maintained to reduce external fruit quality defects (sunburn). Dark skin watermelons absorb more heat than striped rind patterns, resulting in burnt skin and water-soaked flesh patterns.

Disease Resistance

DISEASE RESISTANCE (IR)

Co:1/Fon:1

Characteristics

FLESH COLOR
Red
COLOUR
Dark Green
AVERAGE LENGTH
35 cm
SHAPE
Round
AVERAGE DIAMETER
35 cm
BRIX POTENTIAL
12
AVERAGE LENGTH X DIAMETER
1 cm
AVERAGE WEIGHT
8 kg
HARVEST UNIFORMITY
High Uniformity
RELATIVE MATURITY
Medium
MATURITY (DAYS)
85
SEEDLESS
Seedless
SHELF LIFE
Medium
SKIN DESCRIPTION
Mottle Stripe
SOWING SEASON
Winter, Spring
HARVESTING SEASON
Spring, Summer
VIGOUR
Very Strong
TRANSPLANTING SEASON
Winter, Spring
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