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

Flame Seedless

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Characteristics

• Berry attachment 4/5. • Natural colour 3/5. • Taste sweet neutral. • Texture juicy and firm. • Skin thin.

• Developed by the USDA. Not patented. • Red seedless. • Very early season • Vigour 4/5.

• Rain tolerance (cracking) 2.5/5. • Postharvest performance 3/5.

• Fertility 4.5/5. • Berries round. • Average berry size (with gibberellic acid) 3.4 g per berry at 17 mm. • Bunch rachis (frame) weak and thin.

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