URANO F1 – Sweet Italian Type Red Pepper

Company: MedHermes Vegetable Seeds
Category: Vegetable Crops → Sweet Pepper
Product Type: Vegetable Seeds
Botanical Name: Capsicum annuum L.
Variety Classification: F1 Hybrid
Pepper Type: Sweet Italian Type (Horn-Shaped)

Variety Overview

URANO F1 is a sweet Italian-type pepper hybrid developed by MedHermes Vegetable Seeds, characterized by its elongated, horn-shaped fruits, thick flesh and bright red colour at maturity.

The variety produces uniform fruits measuring approximately 22–23 cm in length and 5.5 cm in width. The peppers have a glossy, bright red surface and thick flesh, which the supplier describes as having excellent flavour.

URANO F1 is distinguished by its long post-harvest shelf life, making it suitable for production systems where fruit keeping quality is an important consideration.

The plants have a robust growth habit, medium vigour and short internodes. According to the supplier, the variety is highly productive and maintains good flowering and fruit development, including on the upper parts of the plant.

URANO F1 is suitable for long-cycle cultivation and can be grown with autumn and winter transplanting schedules, subject to local growing conditions.

The variety is classified as medium-early maturing and carries supplier-reported resistance to several important pepper viruses.

Plant & Fruit Characteristics

• Variety: URANO F1
• Crop: Sweet Pepper
• Botanical Name: Capsicum annuum L.
• Product Type: Vegetable Seeds
• Variety Classification: F1 Hybrid
• Pepper Type: Sweet Italian Type
• Fruit Shape: Elongated, horn-shaped
• Fruit Length: 22–23 cm
• Fruit Width: Approximately 5.5 cm
• Fruit Colour: Bright red at maturity
• Fruit Surface: Smooth and glossy
• Flesh Thickness: Very thick
• Flavour: Sweet, with excellent taste according to the supplier
• Plant Growth Habit: Robust, medium vigour
• Internode Length: Short
• Flowering: Good flowering, including on upper stems
• Fruit Uniformity: High
• Productivity: High, according to the supplier
• Maturity: Medium-early
• Cultivation Cycle: Suitable for long-cycle production
• Transplanting Period: Adapted to autumn and winter transplanting
• Post-Harvest Shelf Life: Long
• High Resistance (HR): TMV, PVY
• Intermediate Resistance (IR): TSWV
• Supplier: MedHermes Vegetable Seeds

Technical Specifications

Disease Resistance

According to MedHermes, URANO F1 has the following resistance characteristics:

Resistance clarification: High resistance does not imply immunity. Intermediate resistance indicates that a variety may restrict pathogen development or damage compared with susceptible varieties, but symptoms may still occur under disease pressure.

The supplier does not specify individual virus strains or resistance testing conditions.

SEEDBASE Listing Note

URANO F1 is a sweet Italian-type pepper hybrid from MedHermes Vegetable Seeds.

The variety produces elongated, horn-shaped fruits measuring approximately 22–23 cm in length and 5.5 cm in width. The fruits develop a bright red colour at maturity and are characterized by a glossy surface, thick flesh and sweet flavour.

URANO F1 has a robust plant structure with medium vigour and short internodes. The supplier reports high productivity, uniform fruit development and good flowering throughout the plant.

The variety is suitable for long-cycle cultivation, including autumn and winter transplanting schedules, and is characterized by long post-harvest shelf life.

URANO F1 has supplier-reported high resistance to Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV) and Potato Virus Y (PVY), together with intermediate resistance to Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus (TSWV).

For additional technical specifications, seed availability and cultivation recommendations, please contact MedHermes directly.