Crispy Rass F1 Hybrid Sweet Pepper
OUTSTANDING QUALITIES
- ADAPTABLE AND GOOD VIGOUR
- UNIFORM FRUIT SIZE AND SHAPE
- GOOD YIELD POTENTIAL
- EARLY FRUIT SET
Crispy Rass is a widely adapted, hybrid sweet snacking pepper for production in the open field and under protection. Crispy Rass have a high yield potential with good large, glossy fruit. The fruit is uniform and approximately 8 x 3 cm in size.
SPECIAL VARIETAL REQUIREMENTS
- Crispy Rass is a compact plant, but Sakata suggests that the plants are trellised and pruned. Plants can be manipulated to balance vigour, leaf canopy and fruit set
CHARACTERISTIC*: CRISPY RASS
KIND: F1 hybrid pepper (Capsicum L.)
TYPE: Snacking pepper – Sweet bite type
MATURITY: Medium
FRUIT DIMENSIONS: Approximately 6-8 x 3 cm (app. 55 g)
FRUIT SHAPE: Very uniform, elongated tapered
FRUIT WALL: Thick
SMOOTHNESS: Smooth surface with shallow lobes
FRUIT COLOUR: Green turning bright red
PLANT TYPE: Compact
DISEASE REACTION (SCIENTIFIC): High resistance: Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV:0); Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria races (Xcv: 0-3, 7, 8)
PRODUCTION: Open field and Protection
POPULATION GUIDE: Open field: 30 000 – 35 000 plants per ha
Protection: 20 000 – 24 000 plants per ha (multiple stems 60 000 – 72 000 stems per ha) Should be manipulated by pruning leaves
USE: Pre-packing and processing
SPECIAL FEATURES: High yield potential, excellent flavour and good Brix
