In recent years, Vilmorin-Mikado’s commercial evolution has been very positive. Its pepper varieties continue to gain market share in the early segment, and, at the same time, they intend to take over more and more space in other segments. In order to do this, they are in full development of red California varieties in medium and late cycles and in yellow to complement Eglantine F1. All of them will incorporate resistances to powdery mildew and nematodes, and they plan to move to a pre-commercial phase in the next campaign.
Early cycle is their strongest area, where the latest new development from Vilmorin-Mikado is Ingenyo F1, currently in its first year on the market. Ingenyo F1 is the third reference from the NyO range with resistance to powdery mildew, following Nyobi F1 and Nyostar F1, both also for early cycle. Both Ingenyo F1 and Nyostar F1 also incorporate resistance to nematodes.
The recommended transplanting dates are in May and June, Serafín Romacho, the Sales Delegate, reminds us.
All of them are varieties with short internodes, with ease of handling for farmers. And the fruit are homogeneous throughout the growing cycle and offer continuous setting.
Regarding particularities, Ingenyo F1 has a higher percentage of GG fruit and a very attractive bright red colour, which is highly valued by marketers.
A point in favour
Both Ingenyo F1 and its predecessors share an essential characteristic: its ease of setting with whitening in high temperature conditions. In recent years, climate change has meant that the problems in the crops have been accentuated and having a variety that continues to set, where the whitening does not have to be removed “means several advantages, such as improved implanting of auxiliary fauna, and that pests have a slower evolution,” the sales delegate states.
