Sherkhan

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Sherkhan
Maturity midseason
Growth habit det., dwarf
Leaf type regular
Fruit color red, striped
Fruit shape plum
Fruit size small
Fruit type canner, paste
Variety type commercial, open-pollinated
Country Russia
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Sherkhan - ripe fruit. 2014-08-29.

B.C KO T

Det. dwarf plants with regular leaf foliage. Very long sausage-shaped red fruits with stripes and very meaty and dry flesh. Very few seeds. 3-6 oz. Very good flavor, more acidic than sweet. Perfect for sauce or cooking. (very limited, 10 seeds/ packet)

Seed source:

CV Gavrish 12

Year grown: 2014

Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)


History

  • Russian commercial variety, vended by CV Gavrish.
  • The name means 'Shere Khan' in Russian. This is a name of a fictional tiger who appears in two of Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book stories featuring Mowgli.
  • Introduced commercially by Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds in 2015.



Russian name: Шерхан

The name means 'Shere Khan' in Russian. This is a name of a fictional tiger who appears in two of Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book stories featuring Mowgli.



Description in Russian

  • Раннеспелый (95-105 дней от всходов до плодоношения ) сорт для выращивания в открытом грунте и под временными пленочными укрытиями. Растение детерминантное, низкорослое, высотой 60 см. Лист среднего размера, темно-зеленый, соцветие простое, плодоножка с сочленением. Плод яйцевидный, слаборебристый, 3-4-камерный. Окраска незрелого плода светло-зеленая с полосками, зрелого — красная. Средняя масса плодов 60-80 г , первых — до 100-120 г. Вкусовые качества свежих и переработанных плодов хорошие. Товарная урожайность плодов под пленочными укрытиями до 9 кг/ кв. м. Рекомендован для непосредственного употребления, приготовления свежих салатов, засолки, цельноплодного консервирования.




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