Outstanding Qualities

• Excellent flavour and taste
• LSL type sweet melon
• Average fruit weight of 2.0 – 2.5 kg
• Very high yield potential

Horizon* is a long shelf life (LSL) Eastern Shipper type sweet melon.  It has a very strong plant and produces uniform fruit with a round-oval shape.  It has excellent internal quality with very firm, dark orange flesh, high brix levels and excellent flavour. Horizon* has high resistance against Fusarium wilt races 0, 1 and 2 (Fom: 0-2) and Powdery mildew (Px).

Special Varietal Requirements 

• Sufficient potassium and calcium when fruit begins to develop is important for improved shelf life and flavour

CHARACTERISTIC* HORIZON*
KIND F1 hybrid sweet melon (Cucumis melo L.)
TYPE LSL type Eastern Shipper
MATURITY About 75 to 85 days after transplant
GROWTH HABIT Vining
PLANT VIGOUR Very strong
SEASON Shoulders and warm season
FRUIT SIZE Weight: 2 to 2.5 kg
FRUIT SHAPE Oval
FRUIT SEED CAVITY Very small
FLESH COLOUR Dark orange
SUGAR CONTENT High, 13 - 15 % Brix
FLAVOUR Excellent: sweet with good flavour
RIND COLOUR Light green with white netting when ripe
SUTURES None
UNIFORMITY Excellent
LEAF COVER Very good
DISEASE REACTION (SCIENTIFIC) High resistance: Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melonis races 0 – 2 (Fom: 0 – 2) and Podosphaera
xanthii (ex Sphaerotheca fuliginea) (Px) (ex Sf)
POPULATION GUIDE 12 000 to 15 000 final stand per ha
MARKET / END USE Fresh market, processing
SPECIAL FEATURES Excellent flavour