Avanti FL06-203

Avanti is noted for its very low chill requirement, very early fruit maturation, and adaptation to production regions in central and south-central Florida. Plants produce sweet, firm, high-quality fruit with a small, dry picking scar.

 

Cultivar name: Avanti (selection code FL06-203)

Recommended for Florida: yes

FL region best adapted to: central and south-central Florida

Production system: evergreen

Hydrogen cyanamide: not recommended

Machine Harvestability: No data yet. Its firm berries should allow it.

Per plant yields (Density 1,452-1,742 plants/acre):

• North-central FL (2018-2020): 2.5 – 7.0 lbs/plant, average 4.1 lbs/plant

• Central FL (2013-2014): 2.8 – 4.6 lbs/plant, average 3.7 lbs/plant

• South FL (2020): average 5.3 lbs/plant (reported by grower)

Known disease susceptibility: algal stem blotch

Known insect damage susceptibility: susceptible to southern red mite damage

Fruit quality data:

• Fruit firmness: 178 – 275 g/mm, average 224 g/mm, higher than Emerald, similar to Farthing

• Berry Weight: 1.6 – 2.6 grams, average 2.2 grams, similar to Emerald

• Berry Diameter: 16.2 – 19.7 mm, average 17.2 mm, similar to Kestrel

• Brix: average 9.5 – 13.8, average 12.0, higher than Emerald, similar to Kestrel

• Brix/Acid Ratio: 15.8 – 89.1, average 45.9, higher than Emerald, similar to Optimus

• Fruit scar: normal (small and dry), similar to Emerald

• Wax/bloom: high

• Fruit defects: none observed 

• Flavor Score: 22.3 – reference Emerald (19.9), Kestrel (29.0)

• Aroma: none 

Cultivars with overlapping timing of flowering:​ Arcadia, Endura, Optimus, Sentinel

Other information: Produces well under evergreen management system, fruit size can sometimes be smaller late in the season.

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