Peppers Topping Breeders' Lists [Slideshow]

Posted by Carol Miller|August 28, 2019

Disease Codes

BLS: Black leaf speck

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Autry from Seminis

Type: Bell
Color: Green
Disease package: High resistance to Tm (0). Intermediate resistance to TSWV and Xcv (0-10)
Days to maturity: 74
Regions: Northeast and Southeast
Other: Proven trial performance year after year. ‘Autry’ is the seventh Seminis X10R pepper launched in the last eight years. With the performance growers expect in the Eastern U.S., ‘Autry’ produces a strong plant with a concentrated fruit set, featuring smooth, blocky, uniform, anthocyanin-less fruits. This pepper offers great quality with high yield potential.

Seminis-US.com
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Aztec from Hazera

Type: Blocky open field
Color: Green to red
Disease package: PVY, ToMV (0,1), and Xcv (1,2,3)
Days to maturity: 75
Regions: California – desert, Central Valley, and coast
Other: ‘Aztec’ is a big, blocky, green pepper for fresh market, grows on a strong plant with good cover, and is ideal for multiple pickings.

Hazera.US.com
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Dragon Grilling F1 from Seeds by Design

Type: Shisito
Color: Green to red
Days to maturity: 90
Regions: All U.S.
Other: Great for market gardens.

SeedsByDesign.com
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Escamillo from Johnny’s Selected Seeds

Type: Corni di Toro (horn of the bull)
Color: Golden yellow
Days to maturity: 80
Regions: Worldwide
Other: Excellent flavor and appearance. Performs well in the open field and unheated tunnel.

JohnnySeeds.com
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Excursion II from Abbott & Cobb c/o Syngenta Seeds, LLC

Distributors: Harris Seeds, Jung Seed
Type: Bell
Color: Green to red
Disease package: High resistance to PVY, TMV, and Xcv (1-3)
Days to maturity: Midseason
Other: Thick walls, very smooth shoulders, and nice, dark-green color

AbbottCobb.com; HarrisSeeds.com; JungSeed.com
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Green Flash from Clifton Seed Company

Type: Sweet bell
Color: Green to red
Disease package: Xcv (1-10)
Days to maturity: Midseason
Regions: Southeast
Other: High yield potential, four-lobed, dark-green fruit that is smooth and glossy

CliftonSeed.com
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Habanero Orange from Terra Organics

Type: Habanero
Color: Orange
Days to maturity: 110
Regions: All U.S.
Other: Early organic selection of standard habanero

TerraOrganics.com
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J-7 F1 fom Takii & Co. Ltd

Type: Jalapeno
Color: Green to red
Disease package: When stressed, J-7 exhibits little to no anthocyanin.
Days to maturity: 110 for green fruit; 130 for red fruit
Regions: Coastal California
Other: ‘J-7’ is large and firm with thick walls. Scovel units range from 2300 to 2500. A high concentration fruit set results in high yields.

Takii.com
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GVS 43109 F1 from Golden Valley Seed

Type: Elongated Lamuyo, three to four lobes
Color: Green turning to red
Length: 6 to 7 inches
Days to maturity: 71 to76 from transplanting
Disease package: BST; PVY, and TMV
Other: This variety is widely adapted and suitable for fresh market and processing. It can be grown indoors as well as outdoors on stakes.

GoldenValleySeed.com
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Maccabi from Hazera Seeds

Type: Lamuyo
Color: Red
Disease package: ToMV
Days to maturity: 85
Regions: California – desert, Central Valley, and the coast
Other: Strong plant with very good cover. It’s very productive and has very firm fruits.

Hazera.US.com
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Ninja S10 (with X10R) from Sakata Seeds America and Rupp Seeds

Distributor: Rupp Seeds
Type: Bell
Color: Green to red
Disease package: BLS (0-10) and TMV
Days to maturity: 75
Other: Widely adapted variety suited where bacterial leaf spot is a concern. High yields of extra-large and jumbo fruit with good quality. Fruit are firm, turning from a glossy, dark green to a beautiful, mature red. The plants are mid strong and vigorous with good fruit-setting ability. Good for fresh market or place pack.

SakataVegetables.com; RuppSeeds.com
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Outsider from Syngenta

Type: Blocky
Color: Green
Disease package: High resistance to TSWV and Xcv (1-10)
Regions: Eastern U.S.
Other: ‘Outsider’ has quality jumbo, and extra-large fruits with thick walls and glossy skin. There are fewer harvests required to reach full yield potential. It’s widely adaptable in the Florida and Georgia seasons.

Syngenta-US.com
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Placepack from Enza Zaden

Type: Open field, blocky
Color: Green
Disease package: High resistance to PVY (0,1), Tm (0) and Xcv (1-10). Intermediate resistance to TEV
Regions: East Coast
Other: ‘Placepack’ has good cover and produces high-quality, dark-green peppers. This variety is positioned for the main season, spring, and fall. With ‘Placepack,’ you are assured a high percentage of four-lobed peppers.

EnzaZaden.us
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Provider from Enza Zaden

Type: Open field blocky
Color: Green
Disease package: High resistance to Tm (0), PVY (0-1), and Xcv (1-10). Intermediate resistance to TEV
Regions: East Coast
Other: ‘Provider’ plants have excellent cover and produce high-quality, dark-green peppers. The plant structure and fruit set make this variety a good choice for extended harvest.

EnzaZaden.us
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Ringleader from Abbott & Cobb c/o Syngenta Seeds, LLC, and Burpee Seeds

Type: Jalapeno
Color: Dark green
Disease package: BLS (1-5)
Days to maturity: Main season
Regions: California, Midwest, and Eastern U.S.
Other: ‘Ringleader’ is easy to de-stem, offers uniform fruit, and excellent set. It also has very mild heat -- 1,000-2,000 SHU.

AbbottCobb.com; Burpee.com
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Skyhawk from HM.Clause and Harris Seeds

Type: Sweet bell
Color: Green to red
Disease package: Intermediate resistance to BLS (1-10)
Days to maturity: 72
Regions: Well adapted
Other: This extra-large, high yielding pepper has thick-walled, uniform, blocky fruit that lends well to boxing. Strong plants offer good protection to a concentrated set of attractive 4.5-inch-by-4.5-inch fruit.

HarrisSeeds.com
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Sprinter Organic from Enza Vitalis and Harris Seeds Organic

Type: Sweet bell
Color: Green to red
Disease package: High resistance to PMV (0-3)
Days to maturity: 65
Regions: Well adapted
Other: This green to red variety will get you to market early with three- to four-lobed, medium-sized fruits. The ample plants protect against sunscald and exhibit tolerance to blossom end rot and silvering. Suited to open field or protected culture.

USA.VitalisOrganic.com; HarrisSeeds.com
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Standout from Syngenta

Type: Blocky
Color: Green
Disease package: High resistance to BLS (1-10) and TMV. Intermediate resistance to TSWV
Regions: Southeastern U.S.
Other: ‘Standout’ has dark, glossy, green, anthocyanin-less fruits that are uniformly shaped and extra-large to jumbo. It offers high quality for place and pack segment and performs well even in extreme heat.

Syngenta-US.com
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SV3198HJ from Seminis and Rupp Seeds

Type: Jalapeno for processing
Color: Dark green to red
Disease package: BLS (0,3,7,8)
Days to maturity: 68
Other: ‘SV3198HJ’ has concentrated set of long, cylindrical fruit. It’s slow to check and ranks 750 to 1,000 on the Scoville Rating.

Seminis-US.com; RuppSeeds.com
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SV3964 from Seminis and Stokes Seeds, Inc.

Type: Sweet bell
Color: Dark green
Disease package: BLS (0-4) and CMV
Days to maturity: 78
Regions: Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Midwest
Other: ‘SV3964’ develops large, blocky fruit on a strong plant.

StokeSeeds.com