Fresh-fruit pineapple with excellent appearance, sweet, moderate acidity, good flavor, and uniform maturity. Origin: Queensland Department of Primary Industries, Maroochy Research Station, Nambour, Australia, by G. Sanewski. Smooth Cayenne × CO-2 (73-50); crossed 1993; selected 1997; tested as 10-2594; Australia Plant Breeders Rights Certificate 3633; 9 Feb. 2006. Tree: vigorous and rapid growth; 56.5 cm to apex of flowering syncarp; inflorescence bract color at emergence (red bud stage) slightly colored but less than parents; peduncle 24.2 × 2.7 cm; leaves dark green with piping margin, spineless at tips, short to medium; anthocyanin pigment lacking; relative to 73-50, has fewer slips and improved resistance to natural floral induction; relatively few suckers. Fruit: golden yellow; ovoid; medium, 1.6 kg with crown; smaller crown and fruitlets than CO-2; flowers and ripens acropetally with strong maturity gradient; flesh firm, fibrous, pale yellow, with good flavor; SS 16%; acidity moderate; ascorbic acid $25 mg/100 cc juice.
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