Chikok Chico (NSIC Sd 02): Fruit and Tree Characteristics
Chikok is a registered chico variety, also sold or known as NSIC Sd 02. It was registered with the National Seed Industry Council in 2005 as NSIC 2005 Sd 02. Prevada Fresco bred it. Its record notes a yield of 52.66 kg.
The average and top yields in tonnes per hectare come from the trials each variety went through to be registered with the NSIC, and from what the seed companies say about their own seed.
What farmers harvest today can be different. Newer harvest records, the season, the place, the soil, the water and the care all move these numbers over time.
So use them to compare varieties, not as a promise for your field. Ask your seller or your agriculturist how the variety did on farms near you in the last few seasons.
If you came here looking for NSIC Sd 02, this is the same chico. Its seller and farm sources add notes, listed at the end. Compare it with the others in our chico variety finder, or see every crop variety we list. For the crop itself, read our guide: Land preparation for fruit trees.
- Yield: a recorded yield of 52.66 kg.
Key facts about Chikok chico
| Trait | What the record shows |
|---|---|
| Registration | NSIC 2005 Sd 02 |
| Year approved | 2005 |
| Breeder or owner | Prevada Fresco |
| Also known as | NSIC Sd 02 |
| Yield noted | 52.66 kg |
| Tree height (m) | 15 |
| Plant growth habit | Semi erect and spreading |
| Fruiting season | December March |
| Regularity of bearing | Regular and sometimes 2 times a year |
| Fruit weight (g) | 154.63 |
| Fruit shape | Oblong |
| Skin color | Brown |
| Skin texture | Smooth |
| Skin thickness (mm) | 0.86 |
| Skin weight (g) | 16.09 |
| Flesh color | Brown |
| Flesh texture | Smooth and firm |
| Yield, per the seller | about 53 kg per tree a year |
When does it bear, and how much?
A registered tree variety is described from its mother tree, not from trial plots. The mother tree of Chikok was about 15 years old and about 15 meters tall when it was registered. Its record notes a yield of 52.66 kg. It bears fruit in December March. A grafted or marcotted tree bears years sooner than one grown from seed, and its yield climbs as the tree grows.
anee.io keeps the records of each block of trees, from fertilizer to harvest, with the growth stages and weather beside them.
Is it resistant to pests and diseases?
No pest or disease ratings are published for this variety. So treat it as untested, and scout every week.
The pests and diseases that hit chico fields most often: mealybug, Oriental fruit fly. Our pest finder and disease finder help you name what you see.
What the fruit is like
A fruit of Chikok weighs about 154.63 grams, and its shape is oblong. The flesh is brown and smooth and firm. Its sweetness measured 19.49 degrees Brix, the share of sugar in the juice. Most table fruit tastes sweet from about 12 Brix up. The edible part is 78.8 percent of the fruit. Its fruiting season is December March, bearing regular and sometimes 2 times a year.
What its seller and farm sources say
- Harvest: Fruits December to March.
- Yield: About 53 kg per tree a year.
- Fruit: Oblong, about 155 g, brown skin, smooth, firm, juicy brown flesh, about 19.5 Brix, about 79 percent edible.
- Where: Guimaras.
- Uses: Table.
Why farmers know it: a Guimaras chico with larger fruit (about 155 g) that sometimes bears twice a year. Check these against what farmers near you have seen, because the same variety can do differently from one town to the next.
Where and when to plant Chikok chico
Pick a selection with big, sweet fruit and few seeds, and plant marcotted or grafted trees. A registered tree variety is a selection from one proven mother tree, and only grafted, budded or marcotted plants carry its traits. A seedling grown from its seed can turn out quite different. So buy from a nursery accredited by the Bureau of Plant Industry, and ask which mother tree the scions came from. Before planting, get the field ready with our guide: Pagtatanim ng puno.
Before you buy planting material
- Buy grafted or budded plants from an accredited nursery, with the variety name on the tag.
- Ask your municipal agriculturist or nearby farmers how it did in your area last season.
- Plant a few trees first if the variety is new to your area, before you fill the whole farm.
- Write down the planting day, inputs and harvest, so you can compare varieties on your own ground. anee.io keeps these records for you.
Set the planting day of each lot and anee.io dates every task to harvest, with the weather beside it. Free on the Libre plan.
Start freeChico varieties like this one
These are the closest matches among the chico varieties we list. So if seed of this one is hard to find, compare these first.
- Mapino: 2000
- Pineras: 1991
- Ponderosa: 1991
- Ponderosa (QAES Ch 0 4): 1992
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