| Colour | medium red, glossy |
| Comments | very big fruits, look nice in punnet or basket, first fruits very big |
Asia, a breed by New Fruits in Italy, ripens about 2 –3 days after Elsanta. The uniformly shaped, attractively glossy fruits feature an excellent firmness.
If the arrival is early due to the application of foil, most of the time the first fruits will be crippled.
The fruit colour of Asia is a bright medium red. Yields match those of Elsanta, with a larger percentage of class 1 fruits. Asia blossoms slightly under the foliage and the large fruits enable a high picking rate.
In the basket as well as in the punnet, the fruits are very nice to look at. This makes Asia an interesting variety for pick-your-own and direct marketing.
Depending on weather conditions, wholesale marketing can also be worth a try.
The plants are vigorously growing and little susceptible to Verticillium. This variety is a little bit sensitive to Phenmedipham products!
Important
– Ripening period a few days after Elsanta
– first fruits are very big
– after rain tendency to rupture
Advantages of Asia
– good to very good taste
– big attractive fruits
– robust fruit
– Good presentation in basket and punnet
– high yield
– high picking rate