Guidelines for the preparation of table grapes in SA for export 2025/2026_ND

Prime ® With acknowledgement to Hoekstra Plase for the information

PHOTO: HOEKSTRA EXPORT

Characteristics

• Bunch rachis (frame) medium. • Berry attachment 4/5. • Taste slightly muscat. • Texture juicy and firm. • Skin medium. • Rain tolerance (cracking) 4/5. • Postharvest performance 4/5.

• Developed by the Volcani Institute, Israel, and managed by Hoekstra. • White seedless. • Very early season • Vigour 3.5/5. • Fertility 4/5. • Berries round to oval. • Average berry size (with gibberellic acid) 5.8 g per berry at 20 mm. • May develop uneven or shot berries.

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