FB-Ananas F1 is an early to mid-maturity ananas type muskmelon hybrid. The strong plant sets big, round-oval fruit with a small seed cavity and good netting, ripening from creamish to golden. Flesh is orange, soft and crisply crumbly at 14-16% sugar, and the hybrid resists Fusarium wilt, powdery mildew and fruit cracking.
Key characteristics
| Plant type | Strong plant habit |
| Fruit shape | Round oval with a small seed cavity |
| Fruit colour | Creamish, turning golden at maturity, with good netting |
| Flesh | Orange, soft, crisp and crumbly |
| Sugar (TSS) | 14-16% |
| Fruit weight | 2.5-3.5 kg |
| Fruit per plant | 3 to 4 |
| Resistance | Fusarium wilt, powdery mildew and fruit cracking; suits greenhouse and open field |
Agronomy
| Days to first harvest | 60-70 days after sowing |
| Germination temperature | Optimum soil temperature 21-30 degrees C |
| Sowing depth | About 1.25 cm (1/2 inch) |
| Germination | 6-8 days |
| Seed rate | 2.5 kg per hectare |
| Yield | 8-12 MT per acre average |
| Spacing | 45 x 30 cm |
| Season | Spring till early summer; Kharif June-July, Summer February-March |
| Regions | India and the Middle East - performs round the year |
Yield and maturity figures depend on season, region and cultural practice. Seed rate and spacing follow Indian agricultural practice and Farmson R&D trial data.
