Outstanding Qualities
- Thai type
- High yield potential
- Very high pungency in mature green stage
- Uniform, medium size attractive fruit
Savuti is an early maturing Thai hot pepper hybrid. The plants are vigorous with compact fruit set and have the potential to produce very high yields of medium-sized fruit (8 – 13 x 1.5 – 2.0 cm). Savuti’s smooth, thin-walled, pendent fruit is green turning red. Savuti have a concentrated fruit set.
Special Varietal Requirements
- The best quality fruit are obtained by planting and harvesting in warm seasons
CHARACTERISTIC* SAVUTI
KIND F1 hybrid hot pepper (Capsicum L.)
TYPE Thai type
MATURITY Medium - early (75 - 85 days from transplant)
FRUIT DIMENSIONS 9 - 12 x 1.0 – 1.2 cm (+- 9 g/fruit)
FRUIT SHAPE Tapered
FRUIT WALL Medium thickness
SMOOTHNESS Smooth
FRUIT COLOUR Green turning red
FLAVOUR Very hot pungency, good flavour
PLANT TYPE Medium tall bush
DISEASE REACTION (SCIENTIFIC) High resistance : TBC
Intermediate resistance: TBC
BEARING HABIT Pendent
PRODUCTION Open field
POPULATION GUIDE 18 000 – 33 000 plants per ha
USE Pre-pack, bulk packaging, pickle
SPECIAL FEATURES Excellent fruit quality, dark green large fruit