Hot Pepper LONG CAYENNE
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| Crop remark: | Highly productive and popular chilli pepper with high quality fruits suitable for local market like pizza restaurants and export market. Well adapted to sub-tropical and tropical regions with longer growing season |
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| Growing areas: | Low to high attitudes |
| Seed rate/ acre: | 120 g |
| Approx seed per gram: | 120 seeds |
| Spacing: | 60 x 45 cm |
| Growth habit and branching: |
Medium compact with intermediate branching |
| Maturity: | 70 - 80 days after transplanting |
| Plant traits: | Long Cylindrical / turn green - red on maturity |
| Fruit Size: |
Very long (10 - 15 cm) with 0.7 - 1 cm diameter |
| Average fruit weight: | 4 - 5 g |
| Fruit shape at pedicel attachment: | Obtuse |
| Pungency: | Highly pungent |
| Yield potential: | 10 - 12 tons / acre |
| Disease resistance / Tolerance: | Powdery mildew and Leaf spot |
| Usage: | Used as spice in variety of foods and drinks. Used as a local anesthetic in cream and lotion |
| Health Benefits: | Excellent source of Vitamins C & B, contains significant amount of Iron, Thiamin, Niacin, Magnesium and Riblflavin. Has prevetive and therapeutic properties for many ailments |
| Available pack sizes: |
Kadogo (2 g), 5 g, 10 g, 25 g, 50 g, 100 g, 250 g |