FB-Bullet (2001) is an early, bushy and highly vigorous F1 chilli. Fruit is the classic bullet type, cylindrical with a blocky end, dark green and shiny, turning red on ripening, and set close along the plant.
Key characteristics
| Plant type | Bushy, high vigour |
| Fruit colour | Dark green and shiny, turning red on ripening |
| Fruit shape | Bullet type, cylindrical with a blocky end |
| Fruit length | 5-6 cm |
| Fruit diameter | 1.5-2 cm |
| Pungency | 75,000-100,000 SHU |
| Fruit bearing | Close bearing |
| Other | Early variety |
Agronomy
| Seed rate | 200-250 g per hectare |
| Seed count | Approx. 140-160 seeds per gram |
| Spacing | 90 x 60 x 45 cm |
| Yield, green | 8-10 MT per acre; 18-20 MT per hectare |
| Yield, dry | 2-4 MT per acre |
| Season | 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.
