Tropical cultivation : dry and cool season. Short day type. Nursery (40 to 55 days) : 60 gr/100 m2, 1 seed every 0.5 cm, in rows distant 10 cm. Transplant : 5 to 6 leaves stage at 10 x 20 to 40 cm. Harvest : 100 to 110 days from transplant, and 10 to 15 days after end of irrigation (leaves completely dried out). Tolerance : Pink root rot (Pyrenochaeta terrestris).