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

Thompson Seedless (Sultanina)

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Characteristics

• Bunch rachis (frame) medium to weak. • Berry attachment 4/5. 3/5 with too much gibberellic acid. • Taste sweet, neutral with high acidity. • Texture juicy and firm. • Skin thin. • Rain tolerance (cracking) 3/5. • Postharvest performance 4.5/5.

• The oldest seedless cultivar. Originated in the Middle East. Not patented. • White seedless. • Late mid-season. • Vigour 5/5. • Fertility 3/5. • Berries elongated to obovoid (upper half flattened and lower half rounded). • Average berry size 5.5 g per berry at 18 mm.

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