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Season
Late variety (+8 days Alba).
Fruit Quality
Very large and uniform, very attractive, long conical shape, good
consistency, bright red in colour. In both out of season production
and in peat bag cultivation all fruit characteristics are excellent.
Plant Characteristics
Very vigorous, very resistant to winter frost.
Disease Resistance
Very resistant to most common root diseases, tolerant to powdery
mildew (Oidium fragariae) and Xanthomonas fragariae, quite
susceptible to Colletotrichum acutatum.
Marketing Suitability
Roxana is a very important variety in Italy for spring and autumn
cultivation, in both tunnel and open field production. Excellent in
peat bag cultivation thanks to its high productivity, producing
large, good quality fruit until December.
Use of the Variety
Easy to pick, very attractive fruit, high productivity, large
fruit size and good commercial fruit characteristics. Suitable for
the continental climate.
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