Cervantes Gold Jackfruit: Fruit and Tree Characteristics
Cervantes Gold is a registered jackfruit variety, also sold or known as Cervantes Gold langka or NSIC Jf 03. It was registered with the National Seed Industry Council in 1999 as NSIC 1999 Jf 03. Emerita Cervantes bred it. Its record notes a yield of 19 fruits/ tree.
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 Cervantes Gold langka or NSIC Jf 03, this is the same jackfruit. Its seller and farm sources add notes, listed at the end. Compare it with the others in our jackfruit 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 19 fruits/ tree.
Key facts about Cervantes Gold jackfruit
| Trait | What the record shows |
|---|---|
| Registration | NSIC 1999 Jf 03 |
| Year approved | 1999 |
| Breeder or owner | Emerita Cervantes |
| Also known as | Cervantes Gold langka, NSIC Jf 03 |
| Yield noted | 19 fruits/ tree |
| Tree height (m) | 5 |
| Tree growth habit | Erect |
| Tree growth and vigor | Strong |
| Tree fruiting season | February July |
| Tree regularity of bearing | Annual |
| Whole fruit weight (g) | 9820 |
| Whole fruit length (cm) | 44.1 |
| Whole fruit width (cm) | 25.3 |
| Whole fruit shape | Ellipsoid |
| Skin color | Light Green |
| Skin texture | Rough |
| Skin thickness (mm) | 9.2 |
| Yield, per the seller | about 19 fruits per tree (6 year old tree) |
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 Cervantes Gold was about 6 years old and about 5 meters tall when it was registered. Its record notes a yield of 19 fruits/ tree. It bears every year, with fruit in February July. 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 jackfruit fields most often: mealybug. Our pest finder and disease finder help you name what you see.
What the fruit is like
A fruit of Cervantes Gold weighs about 9820 grams, and its shape is ellipsoid. The flesh is golden yellow and crispy and smooth. Its sweetness measured 22.3 degrees Brix, the share of sugar in the juice. Most table fruit tastes sweet from about 12 Brix up. The edible part is 44.7 percent of the fruit. Its fruiting season is February July, bearing annual.
What its seller and farm sources say
- Harvest: Fruits February to July.
- Yield: About 19 fruits per tree (6 year old tree).
- Fruit: Ellipsoid, about 9.8 kg, light green rough skin, golden yellow, crisp, smooth bulbs, strong aroma, about 22 Brix, about 45 percent edible.
- Where: Laguna.
- Uses: Table, desserts.
Why farmers know it: a Los Baños jackfruit with golden, crisp bulbs that fruits over a long February to July season. 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 Cervantes Gold jackfruit
Pick a selection by flesh: firm and crisp for fresh eating and processing, or soft and sweet. Grafted trees of a named selection bear true. 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 freeJackfruit varieties like this one
These are the closest matches among the jackfruit varieties we list. So if seed of this one is hard to find, compare these first.
- EVIARC Sweet: 2006
- Burabod: 1996
- Torres: 1991
- Sinapelo: 1995
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