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. Citrine has 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
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CHARACTERISTIC* |
CITRINE |
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KIND |
F1 hybrid pepper (Capsicum L.) |
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TYPE |
Blocky, California Wonder type |
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MATURITY |
Early |
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FRUIT DIMENSIONS |
Approximately 10 x 10 cm (app. 220 - 260 g) |
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FRUIT SHAPE |
Short blocky - blocky |
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FRUIT WALL |
Thick |
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SMOOTHNESS |
Smooth surface with medium shallow lobes. Shoulders can be medium deep. |
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FRUIT COLOUR |
Dark green turning to bright yellow |
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PLANT TYPE |
Medium compact |
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DISEASE REACTION (SCIENTIFIC) |
High resistance: Pepper mild mottle virus race 1 and 2 (PMMoV1.2) |
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PRODUCTION |
Under protection and open field |
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POPULATION GUIDE |
Open field: 20 000 – 35 000 plants per ha Under protection: 3.6 – 4.8 stems per m² |
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USE |
Pre-packing and bulk packaging |
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SPECIAL FEATURES |
Large fruit which turn from dark green to bright yellow |