Cucumber

CITADEL 88+SV2789CL 12

DM Defense™

Citadel has a medium-sized plant with a semi-distributed fruit setting pattern set that is well-suited for hand picking. It offers DM Defense™, which provides intermediate resistance to downy mildew. This variety's disease resistance package helps support high yield potential and a flexible fungicide spray program. *This product is commercially sold as a blend of the named gynoecious hybrid and a pollinator variety.

Features

  • Medium sized plant with concentrated fruit set
  • Dark colored fruit with 3.1 L/D ratio
  • High resistance to Cucumber mosaic virus, anthracnose race 1, scab, and angular leaf spot
  • Intermediate resistance to powdery mildew and downy mildew

Advantages

  • Intermediate resistance to Downy mildew helps enable a flexible fungicide spray program
  • High yield potential

Disease Resistance

Disease Resistance (HR)

CMV/Ccu/Co:1/Psl

Disease Resistance (IR)

Px/Pcu

Characteristics

AVERAGE LENGTH X DIAMETER
1.2 inches
EXTERNAL COLOR
Dark Green
FLOWER HABIT
PF
MATURITY (DAYS)
(compared to Vlaspik) +1-2
SEGMENT
Pickling
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