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

Starlight ® With acknowledgement to Hoekstra Plase for the information

PHOTO: HOEKSTRA EXPORT

VIRUS-FREE CLONE AVAILABLE

Characteristics

• May develop uneven or shot berries. • Bunch rachis (frame) medium.

• Patented by the Volcani Instituut, Israel, and managed by Hoekstra. • Stabile red mutation of Prime ® . • Red seedless. • Very early season • Vigour 3.5–4.5/5 (Virus-free clone). • Fertility 4/5. • Berries round to oval. • Average berry size (with gibberellic acid) 6 g per berry at 20 mm.

• Berry attachment 4/5. • Taste slightly muscat. • Texture juicy and firm. • Skin medium.

• Rain tolerance (cracking) 3.5/5. • Postharvest performance 4/5.

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