New Greenhouse Pepper Varieties to Consider
Greenhouse Grower recently asked vegetable breeders to suggest varieties that are ideal for greenhouse pepper production. Check out the slideshow above to learn more about some of their top recommendations, including photos of each variety.
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‘Brocanto’ (Johnny’s Selected Seeds)
A blocky green-to-yellow bell, ‘Brocanto’ features strong, tall plants with excellent performance in varied growing conditions. The good-tasting fruits are medium-large to large and ripen to an eye-catching bright yellow. It has high resistance to tobacco mosaic virus races 0-2, and intermediate resistance to tomato spotted wilt virus. Both conventional and organic seed is available.
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‘Triple 5’ F1 (Enza Zaden)
‘Triple 5’ is a red bell with a semi-open plant architecture and a generative habit that sets fruit easily. This high-yielding variety works best when managed as a fast growing crop. High-quality fruits are uniform and blocky during the entire life of the crop. Fruits average 3.5 inches.
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‘Sprinter’ (Johnny’s Selected Seeds)
A blocky green-to-red bell pepper suitable for both heated and unheated production, ‘Sprinter’ has a tall, strong, and vigorous plant that grows well and produces fruit through a variety of growing conditions. It offers high yields of beautiful, large, dark-red fruits with excellent flavor and high resistance to tobacco mosaic virus races 0-3. Both conventional and organic seed is available.
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Sprinter’ (Harris Seeds)
‘Sprinter’ is an excellent choice for strong yields of uniform blocky fruit that ripen early from green to red. The vigorous plant offers good foliage cover and open architecture. It is tolerant to blossom end rot and silvering and ideal for markets that prefer medium-large fruit size.
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'Raptor' (De Ruiter)
'Raptor' is an orange blocky pepper with a uniform plant height and consistent fruit quality. Its balanced plant offers consistent production even when grown in higher densities and lower light conditions. Raptor features grows well in a poly or glass production environment. With an average fruit weight of 210 to 240 grams, this is a great selection for those who need a fast-ripening pepper with well-fed fruits.
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'Kalvijn' (Syngenta)
This highly productive variety is excellent for value packing as it has the right weight and size to match 3-pack specifications. It delivers a high number of extra-large-size fruits for packaging and bulk. ‘Kalvijn’ has a strong ability to set fruit in all conditions and with stable shape throughout the season.
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'Francelia' (Syngenta)
‘Francelia’ is a vigorous and stable active greenhouse pepper variety that produces very large, blocky, red fruits. With high yield potential and a very strong setting ability, ‘Francelia’ maintains its blocky shape under most stress conditions.
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'Eurix' F1 (Enza Zaden)
This yellow blocky bell pepper was a standout in trials for its early maturity, consistently high yields, and ease of fruit set. Eurix has a strong root system that contributes to a uniform fruit size of 3.7 inches, as well as adaptability to a range of growing conditions while maintaining a generative balance. Fruit is light green when immature and colors to a medium yellow, and it has exceptional shelf life.
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‘Brocanto’ (Johnny’s Selected Seeds)
‘Triple 5’ F1 (Enza Zaden)
‘Sprinter’ (Johnny’s Selected Seeds)
Sprinter’ (Harris Seeds)
'Raptor' (De Ruiter)
'Kalvijn' (Syngenta)
'Francelia' (Syngenta)
'Eurix' F1 (Enza Zaden)
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Brian D. Sparks is Editor of Greenhouse Grower and GreenhouseGrower.com. See all author stories here.