Fruit with high flesh carotenoids, distinct fruit flavor, and reduced sensitivity to natural floral initiation. Origin: Dole Food Corp., Westlake Village, CA by R. Young and J. Gonzales. MD-2 (Doles MG-03, seed parent) × P-1972; crossed 1997; selected 2000; tested as 9700MC-03/02-003 from 2002 to 2007; USPP 20,885; 23 Mar. 2010. Tree: vigor comparable to Smooth Cayenne; piping leaves, D leaf length 110-120 cm, width at mid length 5.9-6.3 cm, limited production of vegetative shoots, produces 0.0 to 2.0 slips; less sensitive to natural floral initiation than Smooth Cayenne; peduncle length 21.5 cm; more susceptible to Phytophthora and Dickeya rots than Smooth Cayenne. Fruit: yellow when ripe; medium large, 1.7 kg, 15.1 cm long, 13.2 cm diameter, 15 cm crown, 101.5 eyes per fruit; fruit shell thin; conical to cylindrical, larger fruit tapered at top; flesh orange-yellow to golden yellow due to higher carotenoids; compact and smooth textured, lower pulp fiber content; TSS 17.1%, acidity 0.57%, ascorbic acid 43 mg/100 mL juice, aromatic with distinct sweet flavor; less susceptible to fruitlet core rot and internal browning than Smooth Cayenne.
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