FB-2121 Red Habanero is a very hot exotic chilli on a tall, erect plant with spreading big foliage. Rippled lantern fruit is borne across 3-4 branches and ripens from green to red.
Key characteristics
| Plant type | Tall, erect, spreading big foliage |
| Fruit colour | Green turning red |
| Fruit shape | Rippled lantern |
| Fruit length | 4-5 cm |
| Fruit width | 2-3.5 cm |
| Fruit weight | 18-25 g |
| Pungency | 200,000-425,000 SHU |
| Fruit bearing | On 3-4 branches |
| Days to first harvest | 75-80 days after transplanting |
| Disease resistance | Leaf curl virus and YVMV |
| Other | Long duration crop, grown for aroma, taste, colour and capsaicin |
Agronomy
| Seed rate | 200-250 g per hectare |
| Seed count | Approx. 250-300 seeds per gram |
| Spacing | 90 x 60 x 45 cm |
| Yield | 4-6 kg per plant |
| Season | Round the year, best in Kharif (June-July) and Late Kharif (September-October) |
Yield and maturity figures depend on season, region and cultural practice. Seed rate and spacing follow Indian agricultural practice and Farmson R&D trial data.
