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Punica granatum 'Molla Nepes'

Cultivar

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Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous shrub.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Cultivation

Tart-sweet, soft-seeded, medium to large, dark red fruit. Origin: VIR Kara-Kala Experimental Station, Turkmenistan by N.I. Zaktreger, O.F. Mizgireva, and A.D. Strebkova. O.P. seedling; introd. from Turkmenistan Experimental Station of Plant Genetic Resources, Garrygala to USDA-ARS National Clonal Germplasm Repository, Davis, CA in 1995. Tree: Low-growing, spread-out shrub. Fruit: medium to large; flat top, with a ring around the large, elongated calyx; skin dark red; arils dark red; seeds soft; flavor tart-sweet; ripens toward the end of October.
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Germination duration (days) 30 - 40
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Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) 23 - 32
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Synonyms

Punica granatum 'Molla Nepes' Punica granatum 'Soft-seeded VIR-5'
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