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Melon |
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Origin: |
France |
Source: |
US Plant Introduction Station, Glendale Md. |
Color: |
White |
Fruit Maturity: |
Mid-season |
Clusters |
Small to medium conic, winged |
Wood Maturity: |
Mid-season |
Berry: |
12-15 mm, round |
Cold Hardiness: |
Moderate - 4 |
Cluster Compactness: |
Compact |
Killing Temperature: |
-15.2° |
Disease & Disorders: |
None |
Relative Vigor: |
Vigorous on C. 3309 |
Location | Year | Wt. (lb) | (%) | (grams) | (Tons/Acre) | Date | (%) |
Geneva | 1985 | 0.8 | 82 | 173 | 3.5 | 34243 | 20.2 |
1986 | 2.3 | 91 | 206 | 8.8 | 34231 | 19.7 | |
1987 | 1.6 | 68 | 143 | 2.3 | 34239 | 19.3 | |
Mean | 1.6 | 80 | 174 | 4.9 | 34237 | 19.7 |
Summary: |
Good disease and botrytis tolerance, the large clusters produce large crops. Vines would probably have benefited from additional crop control or more severe pruning. There is some confusion between Melon and Pinot blanc in the literature. When properly cropped wine quality is good, but does not equal that of Chardonnay. |
Recommendations: |
Recommended |