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Sakata Red Hot 2090 chilli hybrid

Red Hot 2090 is a Sakata Seed India F1 hybrid hot pepper, marketed by the Japanese seed major from its Indian headquarters at Eros Corporate Park, Manesar (Gurugram). It is positioned for Indian growers seeking a Teja-style slim-fruit red dry-chilli with medium pungency.

Key characteristics

  • Company: Sakata Seed India Pvt. Ltd. (Manesar, Gurugram)
  • Type: F1 hybrid hot pepper
  • Pack size: 10 g pouch

Cultivation

The hybrid is grown using the standard chilli package of practices, including raised-bed nursery raising (Practice Chilli Nursery Raising), staged NPK (Practice Chilli Fertilizer Schedule) and the IPM spray calendar (Practice Chilli Spray Schedule). Publicly available agronomic data beyond the manufacturer's product literature is limited.

Pest and disease profile

Like other slim-fruit dry-chillies in the Teja-style segment (Chilli Teja Segment), Red Hot 2090 is exposed to the routine south Indian chilli stress complex: black thrips (Pest Thrips Parvispinus Black Thrips), yellow mite (Pest Mites Chilli), chilli leaf curl virus (Disease Chilli Leaf Curl Virus) and fruit anthracnose (Disease Chilli Dieback Anthracnose).

Adoption and use

The hybrid is sold in 10 g pouch packs through Indian agri-input distributors and aggregator portals such as BigHaat and DesiKheti, competing in the same shelf segment as BASF US 341 (Chilli Basf Us 341) and Nongwoo Mahi 7422 (Chilli Mahi 7422).

Chilli Teja Segment, Chilli Basf Us 341, Chilli Mahi 7422, Practice Chilli Spray Schedule

References

  1. Red Hot 2090 — Sakata Seed. BigHaat product page.
  2. Red Hot 2090 Chilli — Sakata. DesiKheti product page.