Florida Encore®
(FL 20 34 183 cv.)
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Attributes
- Easy to grow
- Very high early and total yields
- Adaptable to many conditions and regions
- Exceptional fruit quality
- Excellent flavor, durability, and size
- Consistent conical shape
- Vigorous and robust plant
- Unique variety from the University of Florida Breeding Program
Description
Encore® is so named because it is considered an improved version or “encore” of ‘Florida Brilliance’, which is a grandparent of this cultivar. It has a robust plant that is easy to grow and is well-suited for the most sandy soils in central Florida. It works well when planted in the second half of the Florida planting window, between Oct 10 and 20. It has high early yields with a heavy fruit load on the first inflorescence. It exhibits better tip pollination and larger fruit size than ‘Florida Brilliance’. It also possesses a reflexed calyx that curves away from the shoulder of the fruit, reducing the development of Botrytis. It has moderate resistance to Phytophthora cactorum.