Strawberry

Malling™ Vitality

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Canada / All / High Tech Glasshouse / Fresh Market

Malling Vitality has attractive and firm fruit with uniform skin colour. It has a very high potential percentage of Class 1 fruit (96%) and good fruit size (60% >35mm), with good fruit firmness, and performs very well in shelf-life tests.

  • Early variety which exhibits good resistance to crown rot and powdery mildew

Features

  • Early-mid season Junebearer
  • Good fruit display
  • Attractive and firm fruit

Advantages

  • Moderate disease resistance
  • High Class 1% potential

Agronomic Tips

  • The variety has a comparable season to Malling Centenary, although slightly earlier on some sites.The plant densities can vary based on the production system employed: In glasshouse production, the densities range from 12-14 plants per linear meter• In tunneled table-top production, the densities typically range from 8-10 plants per linear meter. Malling Vitality is moderately resistant to crown rot and powdery mildew, with intermediate resistance to Verticillium wilt.

Disease Resistance

Disease Resistance (IR)

PM

Characteristics

% CLASS 1
96%
BRIX POTENTIAL
>9
PLANT TYPE
Junebearer
TOTAL YIELD POTENTIAL (G/PLANT)
420-650
TRANSPLANTING SEASON
Early season
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