Pumpkin Afri Agri Products Ltd

Pumpkin

 

Latin name: Curcubita moschata L. (butternut varieties); Curcubita maxima  (pumpkin varieties)

 

 

Variety Tested under # Maturity Plant type Fruits Disease resistance Remarks
Shape Color HR IR
Butternut varieties
Jacqueline F1 TT-0284 Mid-early Strong vigour with very good cover and very good heat tolerance. Butternut type Beige Px Very productive variety producing very uniform fruits with an average fruit weight of 1,5 – 2 kgs and excellent internal quality. Very good heat tolerance. Excellent variety for shipping and storage.
Pumpkin varieties
Sampson F1 TT-0294 Mid-early Strong vigour, excellent cover and good heat tolerance. Flat round Creamy white/grey PRSV; WMV; ZYMV Hybrid Flat White Boer type. Producing heavy yields of good quality fruits with deep orange flesh and an average fruit weight of 3,5 – 5 kg. Good storage and shipping qualities.

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Disclaimer

In cases where specific races or strains of resistances are not noted, the variety is resistant or tolerant to some, but not necessarily all known races or strains of the pathogen.

We have exercised the utmost care compiling these variety descriptions. For the Nigerian market we made some adjustments in the original descriptions from our suppliers based on results in our trials at Kano. For all details on varieties listed, including latest information on resistances, please refer to the websites of our suppliers Enza Zaden (www.enzazaden.com), Majstro Seeds (www.majstroseeds.com) and Pop Vriend Vegetable Seeds (www.popvriendvegetableseeds.com).

Explanation of disease resistance “HR” and “IR”, used codes and acronyms can be found here.

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