The head of pepper improvement of Ramiro Arnedo, Diego Ramos explains the novelties that the new varieties bring: “they present more complete resistances, a continuous setting and a high production with fruit quality”.
The seed house brings as novelties in california yellow Moscato F1 and Yelmo F1; while in california red has presented Paves F1 and Adarga F1.
Muscat F1 It is a new variety whose sowing date is located in the first fortnight of July. Isabel Morales, producer of Balerma and owner of the farm of the conference highlights of this variety “its vigorous plant, its size G-GG and its lemon yellow color”.
Moscato F1 is a pepper with great resistance, it has 4 shells and a thick wall. It also offers a staggered setting and absence of cracking. With resistors at L4 and spotted.
Helm F1 It is another of Ramiro Arnedo’s novelties for California Amarillo, which is sown in the second half of July. Morales, who also grows this variety, explains the characteristics that attract him to Yelmo: “its plant is very vigorous and the shape of the fruit set does not leave empty internodes. Its caliber is G – GG, very even throughout the cycle. It has a lemon yellow color and is a pepper with great resistance thanks to its strong wall and a very good production ”. It has resistance to L4, spotted and powdery mildew.
The seed house has also presented 2 novelties for California Rojo, Paves F1 for sowings that take place in the second half of July and Adarga F1 for transplants from July 25 to August 10.
Paves F1 It stands out for its good consistency and its good color in both red and green. Jorge Bervel, commercial technician of the seed house, highlights from Paves, “the open growth of the plant that provides easy handling and a very good quality of fruit. It also has an easy collection by hand ”. It has resistance to L4, spotted and powdery mildew.
For its part, Adarga F1 It is a variety for a later cycle, whose transplants take place from the end of July to the beginning of August. “It has a very high vigor and a staggered setting. In addition, it provides an extra production of peppers for February, March and April ”, indicates Bervel.
This variety is also distinguished by its high consistency, which provides endurance both in plant and postharvest. It also presents an easy collection in both red and green.
Finally, the absence of silvering and its bright red color stand out. With resistance to L4, spotted and powdery mildew.
Finally, the seed house has also exhibited varieties and consolidated varieties such as Menes F1 and Ercina F1 at these sessions.
Menes F1 It is a plant of medium vigor, with a semi-open habit and good foliar coverage. Its fruit stands out for its size G and GG maintained throughout the cycle. It is a pepper with high productivity and a high percentage of fruits of 3-4 loci. In addition, its intense color in both red and green makes it an ideal pepper for flow pack marketing.
Another of the key points of this product is its almost total absence of silverins and its resistance to powdery mildew, L4 and spotted.
Menes F1 is a variety recommended for transplants from June 25 to July 15 for the El Ejido reference area.
Ercina F1 It is a vigorous variety, that works in many rods, with which it reaches the top with a medium-high forage and a carrying capacity that translates into greater production for farmers.
Another of the qualities of Ercina F1 is its homogeneous G and GG caliber, good for export and domestic market and its good red color.
The variety presents a rapid turn to red, which allows the farmer to enter to harvest earlier, if required, or to hold it in the plant, if he prefers to wait to cut.
On the other hand, the good foliar coverage of this variety protects it from cracking or cracking problems. It also has an absence of silvering or silvering and is resistant to L4 and spotted.
The recommended transplant date for this mid-late cycle variety is July 10-31.
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