African Giant F1 Hybrid Cucumber Seed (CU999)

The name African Giant best suits this large variety of cucumber, Southern Nigeria’s most sought after and cultivated cucumber variety. It is popularly known as CU999.

Well renowned for its adaptation to different climatic conditions, quick maturity rate, producing crops with excellent yields, tolerance to heat, diseases and pests and of course boosting farmers’ revenue.

African Giant F1 Hybrid Cucumber Seed (CU999) are one of the highest yielding hybrid cucumber seeds in Nigeria. This variety produces giant cucumber fruits. The sizes of the fruits produced by CU999 are usually very big.

African Giant F1 Hybrid Cucumber Seed (CU999) fruits have pale green colour. These seeds are bred by Chia Thia Agro, a Thailand based seed breeding firm.

African Giant F1 Hybrid Cucumber Seed (CU999) variety has a gynoecious flowering habit. It produces more female flowers than male flowers.

This variety can resist and tolerate a lot of tropical pests and diseases. It is hardy and rugged.

Product Features of African Giant F1 Hybrid Cucumber Seed (CU999)

• Colour: Pale Green Colour Fruits
• Shape: Cylindrical and uniform in shape
• Gynoecious: Production of more female flowers
• Plant Quality: Tolerant to some pests and diseases
• Package Size: 50 grams
• Time to Maturity: 45 – 50 days after planting of seeds.
• Leaf: Broad leaves
• Length: 25 – 30 cm
• Diameter: 5 – 6 cm
• Weight: 350 – 500 g
• Disease Resistances: Powdery Mildew (Sphaerotheca Fuliginea) and CMV (Cucumber Mosaic Virus).

Characteristics of African Giant F1 Hybrid Cucumber Seed (CU999)

The following are the characteristics of African Giant F1 Hybrid Cucumber Seed (CU999):

• The CU999 seed are hybrid cucumber seeds.
• The flowering habit of this variety is gynoecious, it produces more female flowers than male flowers.
• This variety matures in 45 – 50 days.
• The average weight of CU999 cucumber is 375 grams.
• These seeds are resistant to mosaic virus disease.
• The cucumber fruits produced from this variety is pale green in colour.
• This variety is resistant to powdery mildew disease.

Advantages of planting African Giant F1 Hybrid Cucumber Seed (CU999)

The following are the advantages of planting African Giant F1 Hybrid Cucumber Seed (CU999):

• This variety has a very high yield. It can yield up to 50 tons per acre.
• It is resistant to a number of diseases and pests.