Citrine Sweet Blocky Yellow Pepper Seeds (Prices From)

Citrine Sweet Blocky Yellow Pepper Seeds (Prices From)OUTSTANDING QUALITIES VERY LARGE, BLOCKY FRUIT EXCELLENT YIELD POTENTIAL DARK GREEN FRUIT TURNING TO BRIGHT YELLOW Citrine is a dark green to bright yellow, early maturing blocky type sweet pepper with a high yield potential. Citrine has a very high percentage large first grade fruit when grown under moderate temperatures. Fruit are uniform and have thick fruit walls. Plants are medium compact and have short internodes. Citrine has a high resistance

OUTSTANDING QUALITIES

• VERY LARGE, BLOCKY FRUIT
• EXCELLENT YIELD POTENTIAL
• DARK GREEN FRUIT TURNING TO BRIGHT YELLOW

Citrine is a dark green to bright yellow, early maturing blocky type sweet pepper with a high yield potential. Citrine has a very high percentage large first grade fruit when grown under moderate temperatures. Fruit are uniform and have thick fruit walls. Plants are medium compact and have short internodes. Citrine has a high resistance to Pepper mild mottle race 1 and 2 (PMMoV1.2). Mature green fruit are dark green which makes it perfect for high quality green picking especially in the open field. Citrinehas an excellent yield potential for a yellow variety.

SPECIAL VARIETAL REQUIREMENTS

• Although Citrine has a medium compact plant, trellising in the open field is suggested as fruit quality and yield can be improved significantly
• The best quality fruit is formed under moderate temperature conditions and good ventilation
• Yellow peppers require more iron (Fe) than red ones, especially in winter

DESCRIPTION

CHARACTERISTIC*: CITRINE
KIND: F1 hybrid pepper (Capsicum L.)
TYPE: Blocky, California Wonder type
MATURITY: Early
FRUIT DIMENSIONS: Approximately 10 x 10 cm (app. 220 – 260 g)
FRUIT SHAPE: Short blocky – blocky
FRUIT WALL: Thick
SMOOTHNESS: Smooth surface with medium shallow lobes. Shoulders can be medium deep.
FRUIT COLOUR: Dark green turning to bright yellow
PLANT TYPE: Medium compact
DISEASE REACTION (SCIENTIFIC): High resistance: Pepper mild mottle virus race 1 and 2 (PMMoV1.2)
PRODUCTION: Under protection and open field
POPULATION GUIDE: Open field: 20 000 – 35 000 plants per ha. Under protection: 2 – 2.3 stems per m²
USE: Pre-packing and bulk packaging
SPECIAL FEATURES: Large fruit which turn from dark green to bright yellow