home news forum careers events suppliers solutions markets expos directories catalogs resources advertise contacts
 
News Page

The news
and
beyond the news
Index of news sources
All Africa Asia/Pacific Europe Latin America Middle East North America
  Topics
  Species
Archives
News archive 1997-2008
 

Meet the newest members of Rijk Zwaan's Sweet Palermo family: Palermo Ronton RZ and Palermo Rashford RZ


De Lier, The Netherlands
March 30, 2021

Thanks to our intensive breeding programme at Rijk Zwaan and close collaboration with our partners, we are able to continuously develop new high-quality Sweet Palermo varieties in order to further strengthen the brand. On Thursday 25 March, the names of the newest Sweet Palermo varieties were officially announced at the facilities of two of our valued growing partners: VOF Ton-vd Maarel and Frestia BV. We are pleased to reveal that the official names are: Palermo RONTON RZ and Palermo RASHFORD RZ.


 

Palermo RONTON RZ

This variety is a prime example of close collaboration between the Rijk Zwaan team and the grower. A trial variety has rarely been tested so thoroughly as Palermo RONTON RZ, but at VOF Ton-vd Maarel they are so impressed with the results that they have decided to use this variety for their entire production this season. Palermo RONTON RZ is characterised by extremely fast and consistent colouring, a high percentage of straight fruits and no problems with blossom end rot. Equally importantly, the flavour is precisely as expected from a Sweet Palermo variety.

This variety is named after Sweet Palermo grower Ronald Ton who has been growing Sweet Palermo varieties and their predecessors for 14 years, even before the Sweet Palermo brand was introduced in 2014. Right from the beginning, Ronald and his team recognised the potential of this new variety as a worthy successor of Palermo. Thanks to their contribution and efforts, Palermo RONTON RZ is a welcome addition in the world of sweet pointed peppers.

Palermo RASHFORD RZ

Sometimes a variety immediately stands out during the trial process and Palermo RASHFORD RZ is one such variety. Three years ago, it caught the eye of Sweet Palermo grower Frestia BV, mainly because of its excellent taste. After two years of testing, Frestia BV decided to use Palermo RASHFORD RZ for the entire production. The appealing flavour, rapid fruit colouring and also the resistance against Tm:0-3 and IR against TSWV:0 are what make this variety such a success.

The name of this variety is inspired by Marcus Rashford, the professional footballer at Manchester United and in the English national team. Besides being motivated to achieve the best results on the pitch, he also strives to make a difference in society by campaigning against child food poverty. Therefore, we believe it is very fitting to name a Sweet Palermo variety after him.

 



More news from: Rijk Zwaan BV


Website: http://www.rijkzwaan.nl

Published: March 30, 2021

The news item on this page is copyright by the organization where it originated
Fair use notice

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  Archive of the news section

 

 


Copyright @ 1992-2024 SeedQuest - All rights reserved