Soybean Matilda

Matilda pumpkin hybrid is a mid-season variety with a maturity period of 105-110 days. The fruits have pear-shaped or elongated-cylindrical forms, colored in mustard-yellow with orange flesh. Fruit weight ranges from 3 to 5 kg. This hybrid features a small seed cavity and belongs to the Buttercup type, ensuring high flesh density and ease of processing. Due to its adaptability, Matilda produces a stable and high yield even under adverse weather conditions and with various agronomic practices. Matilda is ideal for open-ground cultivation and suitable for both processing and fresh market sales. The fruits store well, maintaining quality over an extended period. The hybrid demonstrates high disease resistance, including resistance to Phytophthora (Rps1k) and excellent tolerance to white mold, significantly reducing crop losses and enhancing quality. Disease and stress resistance make Matilda a reliable choice for farmers seeking consistent results. Matilda plants have medium height and medium canopy width, ensuring good adaptation to various planting schemes and soil treatment technologies, including no-till methods. The hybrid grows well with row spacing from 7 to 30 inches, allowing optimized planting density depending on growing conditions. The recommended seeding rate is 140,000 to 190,000 seeds per acre, depending on row width. Matilda flower color is purple, and the hairs have a reddish hue, which is a characteristic feature of the variety.