Momentum F1 Hybrid Sweet Pepper

OUTSTANDING QUALITIES:

  • IDEAL FOR OPEN FIELD PRODUCTION
  • BRIGHT RED, BLOCKY FRUIT
  • EXCELLENT YIELD POTENTIAL
  • RESISTANCE AGAINST BACTERIAL LEAF SPOT, CUCUMBER MOSAIC VIRUS AND PHYTOPHTHORA

Momentum is a widely adapted, hybrid blocky pepper for production in the open field.  Momentum yields fruit of outstanding quality in the open field.  The fruit is uniformly blocky, approximately 10 x 10 cm and ripens to a uniform bright red that is suitable for pre-packing and bulk packaging.  Fruit set is concentrated, resulting in high first pick yields.  Momentum has resistance against Bacterial spot race 0 – 4, 7 – 9. (Xcv 0-4,7-9), Tobacco etch virus, Potato virus Y, Tobacco mosaic virus, Pepper mottle virus and intermediate resistance to Cucumber mosaic virus and Phytophthora, The yield is good throughout a long growing season.

SPECIAL VARIETAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Momentum is a medium compact plant. We, therefore, suggest that plants are trellised for open field production
  • As fruit set is concentrated, we suggest that flowers of the 1st and 2nd bottom splits are removed

CHARACTERISTIC: MOMENTUM
KIND: F1 hybrid sweet pepper (Capsicum L.)
TYPE: Blocky, California Wonder type
MATURITY: Early
FRUIT DIMENSIONS: Approximately 10 x 10 cm (app. 180 – 220 g)
FRUIT SHAPE: Very uniform blocky
FRUIT WALL: Thick
SMOOTHNESS: Smooth surface with shallow lobes
FRUIT COLOUR: Dark green turning bright red
PLANT TYPE: Medium compact
DISEASE REACTION (SCIENTIFIC):
High resistance: Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria races 0-4, 7-9(Xcv 0-4, 7-9), Tobacco mosaic virus (Tm0), Tobacco etch virus (TEV), Pepper mottle virus (PepMoV), Potato virus Y (PVY:1)
Intermediate resistance: Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), Phytophthora capsici (Pc)
PRODUCTION: Open field
POPULATION GUIDE:
Open field: 30 000 – 35 000 plants per ha
USE: Pre-packing and bulk packaging
SPECIAL FEATURES: Pre-packing and bulk packaging