Arcadia™ ‘FL07-399’

Arcadia produces high berry yields when grown in an evergreen management system. The peak of production in central and south-central Florida aligns well with the high-value market window. Plants survive well in the field and have a high tolerance to leaf diseases.

Cultivar name: Arcadia (selection code FL07-399)

Recommended for Florida: yes

FL region best adapted to: central and south-central Florida

Production system: evergreen

Hydrogen cyanamide: not recommended

Machine Harvestability: No data yet; spreading plant structure and less than ideal fruit firmness may not be best for machine harvesting.

Per plant yields (Density 1,452-1,742 plants/acre):​

• North-central FL (2018-2019): 10.6 – 12.3 lbs/plant, average 11.4 lbs/plant

• Central FL (2013-2020): 8.6 – 9.6 lbs/plant, average 9.1 lbs/plant (reported by grower)

• South FL (2020): average 6.8 lbs/plant (reported by grower)

Known disease susceptibility: susceptible to Ralstonia

Known insect damage susceptibility: none observed to date

Fruit quality data:

• Fruit firmness: 169 – 205 g/mm, average 191 g/mm, similar to Emerald

• Berry Weight: 2.1 – 2.9 grams, average 2.4 grams, similar to Emerald

• Berry Diameter: 16.8 – 19.3 mm, average 17.9 mm, similar to Farthing and Kestrel

• Brix:  9.8 – 12.3, average 11.3, similar to Emerald

• Brix/Acid Ratio: 9.4 – 33.0, average 18.1, similar to Emerald

• Fruit Scar: normal (small, dry), similar to Emerald

• Wax/Bloom: medium, similar to Emerald

• Fruit defects: none observed

• Flavor Score: 21.6 – reference Emerald (19.9), Kestrel (29.0)

• Aroma: none

Cultivars with overlapping timing of flowering:​ Avanti, Chickadee, Emerald (with hydrogen cyanamide), Endura, Kestrel

Other information: Large fruit size. Excellent leaf disease tolerance. Can have a very long harvest in the evergreen system.

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Fruit Quality and Yield

The following plots show the most important fruit quality traits and yield, across the season.

The vertical lines in the yield plots indicate when 10%, 50% and 90% of the harvest was achieved during the season.

Dotted lines indicate the desired values for new cultivars:

• Berry weight greater than 2g

• Fruit Diameter greater than 14mm

• Firmness higher than 150g/mm

• Brix higher than 10%

• TTA less than 1%

• Brix/TTA higher than 14 units

Warning: Yield plot coming from harvesting of two bushes. Values may seem overestimated as all the fruit from the bush is harvested, and because this is harvest yield and no packed yield. Use this data to compare among cultivars and no to predict potential yield on your farm.

Measurements are in grams (g). To convert from grams to pounds (lb) use the following formula:

lb of fruit per bush = (g of fruit) x (0.002204)