CITRINE F1 HYBRID SWEET PEPPER
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VERY LARGE, BLOCKY FRUIT

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EXCELLENT YIELD POTENTIAL

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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