OUTSTANDING QUALITIES

• QUALITY FRUIT
• VERY GOOD SHELF LIFE
• EXCELLENT DISEASE RESISTANCE

Rhapsody is an indeterminate salad tomato with an excellent disease package. This variety has excellent yield potential and good quality fruit with extended shelf life. The average fruit size is approximately 160 – 180 g when plants are topped after 6 – 8 clusters. Rhapsody lends itself to production in the open field and under shade net. Rhapsody has high resistance to Verticillium wilt race 1 (Vd: 1), Fusarium wilt races 1 and 2 (Fol: 1 – 2) and Root-knot (Mi, Mj). In addition, it has intermediate resistance to Bacterial wilt race 1 (Rs: 1), Bacterial canker (Cmm), Bacterial spot (Xcv now Xav) and Bacterial speck (Pst) and Tomato mosaic (ToMV).

SPECIAL VARIETAL REQUIREMENTS
• Do not over fertilise in the beginning with nitrogen
• Very good results when plants are topped after 6 – 8 clusters
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DESCRIPTION

KIND: Indeterminate F1 hybrid tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.)
PRODUCTION TYPE: Under shade net, open field
FIRMNESS: Good
MATURITY: Medium
PLANT VIGOUR: Good
SEASON: Year round culture in frost-free areas
FRUIT WEIGHT: 160 – 180 g
FRUIT SHAPE: Deep oblate
PEDUNCLE: Jointed
ATTACHMENT POINT: Small, neat
SHOULDER: Smooth
SHOULDER COLOUR: Light green
COLOUR: Internal: very good; External: excellent
FLAVOUR: Very good
UNIFORMITY: Good
LEAF COVER: Medium
DISEASE REACTION (SCIENTIFIC): High resistance: Verticillium dahlia race 1 (Vd: 1), Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici races 1 and 2 (Fol: 1 – 2) and Meloidogyne incognita (Mi), Meloidogyne javanica (Mj). Intermediate resistance: to Ralstonia solanacearum race 1 (Rs: 1), Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. Michiganensis (Cmm), Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato (Pst), Xanthomonas campestris pv. Vesicatoria (now Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. vesicatoria) Xcv (now Xav) and Tomato mosaic virus (ToMV)
MARKETS / END USE: Fresh market
POPULATION GUIDE: 24 000 – 28 000 final stand per ha for production under protection. 10 000 – 14 000 final stand per ha for open field
SPECIAL FEATURES: Adaptable, multiple disease resistance