Yellow blocky pepper Carrizo

Carrizo

[E20B.10289]

Carrizo is a vigorous sweet pepper variety boasting a strong, upright plant with dark green foliage and excellent root vigour. This translates into high productivity, with Carizzo continuously setting high-quality, blocky yellow peppers. While the average fruit size is slightly smaller than that of Calcio, Carizzo provides exceptional tolerance to powdery mildew (Lt) and Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus (TSWV).

Plant characteristics

  • Vigour – Good

  • Habit/type – Strong upright plant

  • Leaf cover – Very good leaf cover

Fruit characteristics

  • Colour development – Green to red. Slower to colour

  • Dimensions - Approximately 10 x 10 cm

  • Shape – Perfect blocky

  • Wall thickness – Thick

  • Smoothness – Smooth

Plant population guide

20 000 to 25 000 plants per hectare

Crop
Pepper
Crop Type
Blocky
Subtype
F1 hybrid sweet pepper
E-number
E20B.10289
Resistance HR
Tm:0-3
Resistance IR
TSWV:0/Lt
Growing Method
Greenhouse
Country
Namibia, South Africa
Maturity
Medium, 75 to 85 days for green and 90 to 105 days for yellow
Plant type
F1 Hybrid
Suited for
Pre-packing