FB-Toral F1 is a high-yielding, medium pungent dual-purpose chilli hybrid on a large, erect plant with spreading habit. Fruit are semi wrinkled with a smooth surface at 14-16 cm, shiny yellowish green when young and turning red at maturity, so growers can sell green or dry the same crop. It carries intermediate resistance to bacterial wilt and CMV and high resistance to the viral complex.
Key characteristics
| Plant type | Large plant, erect with spreading habit |
| Fruit colour | Shiny yellowish green, turning red at maturity |
| Fruit size | 14-16 cm long x 1.5-1.7 cm wide |
| Fruit surface | Semi wrinkled, smooth |
| Pungency | Medium pungent |
| Use | Dual purpose - fresh and drying |
| Disease resistance | Intermediate resistance to bacterial wilt and CMV; high resistance to the viral complex |
Agronomy
| Seed rate | 200-250 g per hectare |
| Yield (green) | 8-10 MT per acre; 18-20 MT per hectare |
| Yield (dry) | 2-4 MT per acre |
| Seed count | Approx. 190-210 seeds per gram |
| Spacing | 90 x 60 x 45 cm |
| 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.
