Monica Ozores-Hampton, Eugene McAvoy and Richard Raid

PEPPER VARIETY TESTING AND EVALUATION FOR FLORIDA GROWERS

Why a Variety Testing Program? Choosing which varieties to plant

each year is a cornerstone of a successful vegetable industry.

This variety testing program provides unbiased information about the adaptability and performance of varieties in Florida’s diverse environments, thereby allowing growers to make informed decisions.

Bacterial Leaf Spot Resistance 2010 and 2011

Variety Company

2010 ACR283 ACR75311 Allegiance E41-0591 E-41-1023 E-41-3041 E-41-3088 Excursion Hunter Myakka PT9-56 PT7-12 Red Bull Regiment Tom Cat XPP6001 2815 7141 8302

Abott and Cobb Abott and Cobb Harris Morgan Enza Zaden Enza Zaden Enza Zaden Enza Zaden Abott and Cobb Rogers Enza Zaden Pepper Research Pepper Research Sakata Harris Morgan Rogers Sakata Seminis Seminis Seminis

Aristotle Siegers

Variety Company Bacterial Spot Resistance

2011 ACR 2993 Abbott and Cobb BLS- 1,2,3,4,5 ACR 75311 Abbott and Cobb BLS- 1,2,3,4,5,6 Allegiance Harris Moran BLS- 1,2,3,4,5,6 FPP 7039 Sakata BLS- 1,2,3,4,5 Hunter Syngenta Rogers BLS- 1,2,3,4,5 Myakka Enza Zaden BLS- 1,2,3,4 PRC 9-714 Pepper Research BLS- 1,2,3,4,5 PRC 7-12 Pepper Research BLS- 1,2,3,4,5 RPP 24226 Syngenta Rogers BLS- 1,2,3,4,5 RPP 24272 Syngenta Rogers BLS- 1,2,3,4,5 Tomcat Syngenta Rogers BLS- 1,2,3,4,5 Vanguard Harris Moran BLS- 1,2,3,4,5 XPP 6001 Sakata BLS- 1,2,3,4,5 2815 Seminis BLS- 1,2,3,4,5,6 4288 Seminis BLS- 1,2,3,4,5,6 7141 Seminis BLS- 1,2,3,4,5 8302 Seminis BLS- 1,2,3,4,5 9325 Seminis BLS- 1,2,3,4,5,6 Brigadier Syngenta Rogers BLS- 1,2,3

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Immokalee 2010

Variety Boynton Immokalee Myakka 1.8 2.9 E41-1023 3.3 4.6 TomCat 0.1 3.3 Excursion II 4.6 4.4 PT 9-56 0.0 0.1 E41-0591 3.0 2.9 Red Bull 2.8 3.6 8302 0.0 2.9 Hunter 0.0 2.9 E41-3041 1.5 3.9 7141 0.0 2.0 ACR 283 4.3 4.5 E41-3088 0.5 2.1 2815 0.5 0.9 PT 7-12 1.0 1.4 Regiment 1.3 2.9 Allegiance 1.9 3.1 XPP6001 0.0 2.0 ACR 75311 1.9 3.6

Variety Lobules Length width Ratio Thickness

(Number) (inches) (Inches) ACR 283 3.7 3.42cde 3.511bcde 0.983efg 0.202def ACR 75311 3.2 3.83ab 3.106i 1.242a 0.205de Allegiance 3.4 3.43cde 3.327efg 1.038bcdefg 0.219abcde E41-0591 3.6 3.46cde 3.511bcde 1.000defg 0.240a E-41-1023 3.3 3.39de 3.411cdef 1.005defg 0.200ef E-41-3041 3.5 3.82ab 3.350defg 1.144abc 0.202def E-41-3088 3.2 3.35e 3.244fghi 1.027cdefg 0.184f Excursion 3.6 3.66bcde 3.338efg) 1.094bcde 0.228abc Hunter 3.4 3.38de 3.377cdef 1.016defg 0.231ab Myakka 3.6 3.34e 3.533bcd 0.983efg 0.207cde PT9-56 3.3 3.39de 3.161ghi 1.083bcde 0.211bcde PT7-12 3.4 3.50cde 3.166ghi 1.111bcd 0.212bcde Red Bull 3.3 3.57bcde 3.122hi 1.155ab 0.229ab Regiment 3.5 3.46cde 3.750a 0.927g 0.223abcd Tom Cat 3.7 3.65bcde 3.316fg 1.100bcde 0.223abcd XPP 6001 3.1 3.98a 3.270fgh 1.223a 0.230ab 2815 3.4 3.67bcd 3.400cdef 1.077bcdef 0.218bcde 7141 3.6 3.73abc 3.555bc 1.050bcdefg 0..205de 8302 3.7 3.46cde 3.655ab 0.955fg 0.212bcde P Value 0.24 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 Sig. ns ** ** ** **

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http://www.imok.ufl.edu/vegetable_hort/variety_testing/

Thanks….thanks…Thanks

Abbott and Cobb, BHN, Enza Zaden, Harris Moran, Sakata, Seminis, Siegers, Syngenta and Pepper Research.

Bedners Farms, Inc. For providing monetary or in-kind support

to this project.