Helmar Pomelo (Helmar suha): Fruit and Tree Characteristics
Helmar is a registered pomelo variety, also sold or known as Helmar suha or NSIC Pm 03. It was registered with the National Seed Industry Council in 2006 as NSIC 2006 Pm 03. Its record notes a yield of 50 fruits.
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 Helmar suha or NSIC Pm 03, this is the same pomelo. Its seller and farm sources add notes, listed at the end. Compare it with the others in our pomelo variety finder, or see every crop variety we list. For the crop itself, read our guide: fertilizer for fruit trees.
- Yield: a recorded yield of 50 fruits.
Key facts about Helmar pomelo
| Trait | What the record shows |
|---|---|
| Registration | NSIC 2006 Pm 03 |
| Year approved | 2006 |
| Also known as | Helmar suha, NSIC Pm 03 |
| Yield noted | 50 fruits |
| Tree height (m) | 3 |
| Tree growth habit | Spreading |
| Tree fruiting season | Jan., Feb. and Nov |
| Tree regularity of bearing | Annual |
| Fruit weight (g) | 938.3 |
| Fruit length (cm) | 10.96 |
| Fruit width (cm) | 10.63 |
| Fruit shape | Pyriform |
| Skin color | Pale Yellow |
| Skin texture | Smooth and Leathery |
| Skin thickness (mm) | 15.83 |
| Skin weight (g) | 388.92 |
| Yield, per the seller | about 50 fruits per 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 Helmar was about 8 years old and about 3 meters tall when it was registered. Its record notes a yield of 50 fruits. It bears every year, with fruit in Jan., Feb. and Nov. 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 pomelo fields most often: citrus greening, mealybug, Oriental fruit fly. Our pest finder and disease finder help you name what you see.
What the fruit is like
A fruit of Helmar weighs about 938.3 grams, and its shape is pyriform. The flesh is white and soft. Its sweetness measured 11.38 degrees Brix, the share of sugar in the juice. Most table fruit tastes sweet from about 12 Brix up. The edible part is 57.66 percent of the fruit. Its fruiting season is Jan., Feb. and Nov, bearing annual.
What its seller and farm sources say
- Harvest: Fruits November, January and February.
- Yield: About 50 fruits per tree.
- Fruit: Pear shaped, about 940 g, pale yellow peel, juicy, sweet white flesh, about 11.4 Brix.
- Where: Aklan.
- Uses: Table.
Why farmers know it: Aklan State University's sweet white fleshed pomelo. 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 Helmar pomelo
Davao is the home of suha. Pick a registered selection by flesh color and sweetness, and plant marcotted 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: Land preparation for fruit trees.
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 freePomelo varieties like this one
These are the closest matches among the pomelo varieties we list. So if seed of this one is hard to find, compare these first.
- Siamese Abulug: 2008
- Magallanes: 2004
- Martha: 1996
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