Roxana Squash (Roxana F1): Characteristics
Roxana squash is an F1 hybrid squash variety, also sold or known as Roxana F1 or Roxana kalabasa. It is not a registered variety, so the facts here come from its seller and farm sources. It comes from Allied Botanical (Condor brand).
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 Roxana F1 or Roxana kalabasa, this is the same squash. The facts below come from its seller and from farm sources, each one listed at the end. Compare it with the others in our squash variety finder, or see every crop variety we list. For the crop itself, read our guide: Land preparation for gourds and melons.
- Type: F1 hybrid.
Key facts about Roxana squash
| Trait | What the record shows |
|---|---|
| Breeder or owner | Allied Botanical (Condor brand) |
| Also known as | Roxana F1, Roxana kalabasa |
| Type | F1 hybrid |
| Days to harvest, per the seller | first harvest about 50 days after transplanting |
| Yield, per the seller | 20 to 25 t/ha (company figure), 2 to 3 fruits a plant |
How long does it take, and how much does it yield?
Days to harvest, by the seller's count: first harvest about 50 days after transplanting. Yield, by the seller's count: 20 to 25 t/ha (company figure), 2 to 3 fruits a plant. No trial on record checks these figures yet, so treat them as the seller's own and compare with farms near you before you plan a season around it.
Once you know the day count, anee.io dates every task from each lot's own planting day, with the growth stages and weather beside it.
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 squash fields most often: downy mildew of cucurbits, melon fly, squash beetle, anthracnose, cutworm. Our pest finder and disease finder help you name what you see.
What its seller and farm sources say
- Days to harvest: First harvest about 50 days after transplanting.
- Yield: 20 to 25 t/ha (company figure), 2 to 3 fruits a plant.
- Fruit: Peanut shaped with a smooth light green rind, thick yellow orange flesh and a small seed cavity, 0.8 to 1 kg.
- Season: All year.
- Where: Lowland.
- Rated intermediate against gummy stem blight.
- Early and bears heavily.
Why farmers know it: a new peanut type kalabasa in Allied Botanical's line. These are the seller's own figures, from its own trials. So plant a small area first, and compare it with your usual squash on the same ground.
Where and when to plant Roxana squash
Choose a fruit size your buyer wants, from small round ones for households to big flat ones for the market. A thick, deep orange flesh keeps longer and sells better. Before planting, get the field ready with our guide: Pagtatanim ng gulay.
Before you buy seed
- Buy sealed packs or tagged sacks from an accredited dealer, and check the packing date and germination rate.
- Ask your municipal agriculturist or nearby farmers how it did in your area last season.
- Try it on a small area first, beside the variety you usually plant, before you switch 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.
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