CHARACTERISTIC*: PLATO
KIND: F1 hybrid pepper (Capsicum L.)
TYPE: Blocky
MATURITY : Early
FRUIT DIMENSIONS: Approximately 10 x 11 cm (app. 190 – 240 g)
FRUIT SHAPE: Large, uniform blocky
FRUIT WALL: Thick
SMOOTHNESS: Smooth surface with slightly ribbed lobes
FRUIT COLOUR: Dark green turning bright red
PLANT TYPE: Strong robust
DISEASE REACTION (SCIENTIFIC):
High resistance: Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria races 1, 2 and 3 (Xcv: 1 – 3), Potato Y virus (PVY) and Tobamo viruses races 0 (Tm: 0)
Intermediate resistance: Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV),
PRODUCTION: Open field
POPULATION GUIDE:
Open field: 30 000 – 25 000 plants per ha
Under protection: 3.6 – 4.8 stems per m²
USE: Pre-packing and bulk packaging
SPECIAL FEATURES: Uniform large blocky, dark green to bright red fruit and widely adapted. Strong robust plant
Pepper Plato
R1,80
OUTSTANDING QUALITIES
- IDEAL FOR OPEN FIELD PRODUCTION
- LARGE BLOCKY FRUIT
- STRONG ROBUST PLANT
- GOOD DISEASE PACKAGE
Plato is a widely adapted blocky hybrid pepper for production of large green to red sweet peppers in the open field. The yields of fruit are of outstanding quality in the open field. The fruit is uniformly large and blocky (approx. 10 x 11 cm), show very little purpling and ripen to a uniform bright red colour that is suitable for pre-packing and bulk packaging. The strong robust plants are well adapted and protect the fruit well against sunscald, especially when trellised. Fruit set is concentrated, resulting in high first pick yields. Plato has high resistance against Bacterial spot races 1, 2 and 3 (Xcv: 1 – 3), Potato Y (PVY) and Tobamo viruses races 0 (Tm: 0) and intermediate resistance against Tomato spotted wilt (TSWV). The yield is good throughout a long growing season.
SPECIAL VARIETAL REQUIREMENTS
- Plato is a strong robust 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 to allow the plant to maintain a good balance between leaf cover, fruit load and roots
- If the fruit of the first set are picked at the mature green stage, the plant may be allowed to set fruit continuously
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