Tropical cultivation : all the year round. Fruit weight : 9-10 Kg. Direct sowing, 3/4 seeds per hole (0.75 to 1.50 x 2 m). 3 weekss after sowing (4/5 leaves), thinning at 1 to 2 plants per hole. Harvest : 65 to 75 days from sowing, over 35 to 50 days. Resistance : Fusarium race 1 (Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum).