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

Sheegene 20 (Allison™) With acknowledgement to BLOOM FRESH for the information

PHOTO: BLOOM FRESH

Characteristics

• No shot berries. • Bunch rachis (frame) medium.

• Managed by BLOOM FRESH. Patented. • Red seedless. • Late season • Vigour 3/5. • Fertility 4.5/5. • May require mechanical or manual thinning. • Berries elongated to oval. • Average berry size (with gibberellic acid) 6 g per berry at 20 mm.

• Berry attachment 4/5. • Natural colour 3.5–4/5. • Taste sweet neutral.

• Texture juicy. • Skin medium.

• Rain tolerance (cracking) 2/5. • Postharvest performance 3/5.

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