{"id":705,"date":"2023-11-15T13:11:15","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T13:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/104.238.170.140\/nationalseeds\/?post_type=vegetable-seeds&#038;p=705"},"modified":"2024-03-14T14:11:16","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T14:11:16","slug":"citrine","status":"publish","type":"vegetable-seeds","link":"https:\/\/natseeds.co.zw\/nationalseeds\/vegetable-seeds\/citrine\/","title":{"rendered":"Citrine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Citrine <\/strong>is a dark green to bright yellow, early maturing blocky type sweet pepper with a high yield potential. <strong>Citrine <\/strong>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. <strong>Citrine <\/strong>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. <strong>Citrine <\/strong>has an excellent yield potential for a yellow variety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Special Varietal Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Although <strong>Citrine <\/strong>has a medium compact plant, trellising in the open field is suggested as fruit quality and yield can be improved significantly<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The best quality fruit is formed under moderate temperature conditions and good ventilation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yellow peppers require more iron (Fe) than red ones, especially in winter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Characteristic<\/td><td>Citrine F1 Hybrid Pepper<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kind<\/td><td>F1 Hybrid Pepper (Capsicum L.)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Type<\/td><td>Blocky, California Wonder type<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Maturity<\/td><td>&nbsp;Early<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fruit Dimensions<\/td><td>Approximately 11 x 11 cm<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fruit Shape<\/td><td>Short blocky \u2013 blocky<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fruit weight<\/td><td>220 &#8211; 260g<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fruit Colour<\/td><td>Dark green turning to bright yellow<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fruit Wall<\/td><td>Thick<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Smoothness<\/td><td>Smooth surface with medium shallow lobes. Shoulders can be medium deep.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Plant Type<\/td><td>Medium compact<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Disease Resistance<\/td><td>High resistance:&nbsp;Pepper mild mottle virus race 1 and 2 (PMMoV1.2)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Production<\/td><td>Under protection and open field<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Population Guide<\/td><td>Open field: 30 000 \u2013 35 000 plants per ha. Under protection: 3.6 \u2013 4.8 stems per m\u00b2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>End Use<\/td><td>Pre-packing and bulk packaging<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":698,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"vegetable-seed-categories":[16,41],"class_list":["post-705","vegetable-seeds","type-vegetable-seeds","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","seed-categories-hybrid","seed-categories-pepper"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Citrine - National Tested Seeds<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/natseeds.co.zw\/nationalseeds\/vegetable-seeds\/citrine\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Citrine - National Tested Seeds\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Citrine is a dark green to bright yellow, early maturing blocky type sweet pepper with a high yield potential. 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