Malling Centenary

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    • 25.05.2024 - 22.06.2024
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    Colour medium red, very glossy
    Comments very attractive fruits suitable for every marketing channel, susceptible to Xanthomonas and Phytophthora Cactorum
    – protected variety, head license: Meiosis, GB

    Malling Centenary is an early variety from the breeding program of East Malling (GB). The ripening time has varied within the last couple of years. While in the first year of planting the variety ripened just two day after Clery, the last several years have established a ripening time a few days before Elsanta. The variety can be covered to ripen 3 – 5 days after Clery and then has a compact harvest season.

    The harvest will be noticeably beyond Clery when planted earlier. In the normal culture, we had yields that were above those of Elsanta. In England, Malling Centenary has good results in the 60-day production. Malling Centenary stands for a variety with unique fruits. The flavor of Malling Centenary is good to excellent with a nice strawberry aroma. The fruits are medium red, they will darken slightly when kept cool. They will then have a uniform red berry color which is slightly darker than Elsanta. Malling Centenary convinces with a wonderful gloss. The berries are big and very, very uniform in size. We have harvested 98% of berries with class 1! The firmness of the fruits is very good. Our results for their shelf life are considerably above those of Elsanta.
    These qualities of the fruits of Malling Centenary are so convincing for us, that we consider the risks minor. What are those risks? According to the experiences so far, the variety is not very resistant to diseases. They are susceptible for Xanthomonas and Phy­toph­thora Cactorum. The variety blossoms above the leaves and has to be protected against frost. After initial negative reports about rain damage, the variety is gaining popularity for open field production. Due to the perfect appearance and the good flavor, Malling Centenary can be used for all marketing channels.
    Its real advantage, however, is definitely the tunnel production. The fruit quality and the harvest with this kind of cultivation is extraordinary. The harvest provides almost completely class 1 berries, with a high weight of the individual berries.
    Malling Centenary is easy to pick.

    We consider Malling Centenary among the most promising varieties on the market. It has an interesting ripening time and a great flavor. As a fruit in a punnet, Malling Centenary is a class of its own.