Description
Product Identification
- Product: Pasteque Grey Bell (Watermelon Seeds Tin)
- Crop: Watermelon
- Variety: Grey Bell (Charleston Gray selection type)
- Scientific name: Citrullus lanatus
- Brand/Packaging: Griffaton / Metal Canister Tin
- Product category: Vegetable seeds
- Pack size: 100 g
- Additional pack size available: 50 g, 250 g, 500 g
- Seed distributor/brand listing: Agro Hospital / JACO S.A.
The product configuration is a 100g professional metal canister from the Griffaton brand, distributed via the authorized JACO S.A. network. The hermetic can is designed to prevent humidity damage, keeping the seeds fresh and viable for tropical storage.
- Main Characteristics
Grey Bell is an outstanding open-pollinated watermelon variety known for its distinctive light grayish-green rind, excellent sunburn resistance, and reliable sweetness under hot, sunny conditions.
- Fruit shape: Spherical to round-oval globe
- Fruit color: Solid, light yellowish-green or “grey-green” skin with faint, fine veining (no heavy dark stripes)
- Flesh: Bright, deep red interior with small, dark seeds
- Taste: Very sweet, refreshing, and high in sugar content
- Texture: Crisp, firm, and fiberless flesh
- Yield: High, heavy yield potential with multiple large fruits per vine
- Marketability: High retail appeal due to its clean, smooth rind appearance and contrasting deep red interior flesh
- Transport: Outstanding; tough, thick rind protects against compression and bruising during long-distance bulk truck shipping
- Use: Fresh consumption, local fruit retail stalls, bulk commercial wholesale, and catering
- Crop Performance
This selection offers excellent field vigor, deep rooting capabilities, and superior protection against hot weather blemishes.
- Maturity: Approximately 80–90 days from seedling emergence to full harvest maturity
- Average fruit weight: 8 to 12 kg under standard field care
- Fruit: Large, smooth, uniform round-oval globes sitting prominently on vigorous, multi-branching vines
- Flesh: Firm, crisp red interior that maintains sugar levels well past harvest
- Sugar: High Brix rating, delivering a reliably sweet and juicy product
- Rind: Thick, tough, and leathery shell that prevents cracking and resists sun-scald
- Transport: Highly durable; can be stacked directly in trucks for long-distance transport without high field losses
- Potential resistances/tolerances: Natural field tolerance to Fusarium Wilt and Anthracnose, making it a reliable choice for humid lowland tropical soils.
- Packaging Information
100 g Griffaton Tin
- Individual pack: 100 g airtight unit with an easy-open pull ring
- Packaging: Hermetically sealed metal tin with a protective lining
- Seed Treatment: Coated with a protective fungicide layer (such as Thiram/Metalaxyl) to shield seeds from soil-borne pathogens during early emergence
- Carton: Distributed in structured commercial cartons for seed retailers and agricultural supply stores
