Pepper Citrine

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.

Outstanding Qualities
Very large, blocky fruit
Excellent yield potential
Dark green fruit turning to bright yellow

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.