Tropical cultivation : all the year round, best during dry season. Beit Alpha type, gynoecious. Fruit bright dark green colour, length 15 to 18 cm with a diameter 3 to 4 cm. Direct sowing : (15-25 gr/10 m2) with 3 to 4 seeds per hole, 40 to 50 cm x 1 m. At 4 leaves stage, thinning to 1 plant per hole. Harvest : 40-45 days after sowing over 60 to 90 days. Tolerances : Cucumber Mosaic Virus, Watermelon Mosaic Virus race 2, Downy Mildew, Powdery Mildew.