Open Pollinated Jalapeno Variety Proposed name: TAM Mild Jalapeno II - Officially released 10/2002

OKRA

CLEMSON SPINELESS - is a very popular okra variety for processing, market or home garden use. The medium-tall plants (4 ½ ft.) are abundant producers of uniform, dark green, moderately ridged, straight, spineless pods (6 in.).

BURGANDY OKRA

BLONDIE OKRA

PEPPERS

TAM MILD CHILE - combines high yield, due to its multiple resistance to common disease viruses, with exceptional fruit characteristics such as mild, full flavor. The long, tapering fruits with medium wall thickness mature early from a bright green to a deep red. An excellent source of vitamins A and C, it is ideally suited for fresh consumption, "chile relleno", processing or drying and use as red chile powder. The TAM Mild Chile has proven to be well adapted to most areas of Texas, New Mexico, and California.

OPEN POLLINATED JALAPENO VARIETY TAM MILD JALAPENO II

The Texas Agricultural Experiment Station is preparing to release a new jalapeno variety with superior fruit quality, and superior yield and virus resistance when compared to ‘TAM Mild Jalapeno I’. The TAM Mild Jalapeno II possesses numerous attributes, which should be desirable to both growers and consumers. The fruit is extremely large (7-8 cm) and heavy (30-35 g) with thick, dark green flesh, very little skin cracking or anthocyanin development (black color) and mild pungency. Plants are compact in size (40-50 cm), with dense foliage cover, preventing sunburn of the fruit. Additionally, fruit set is concentrated, allowing for fewer harvests. The plants are heat tolerant and will set fruit in temperatures above 30 C. Fruit matures 4-5 days before ‘TAM Mild Jalapeno I’ and most hybrid varieties such as ‘Mitla’. Yields of TAM Mild Jalapeno II have been consistently superior to ‘TAM Mild Jalapeno I’ and very similar to the hybrid ‘Grande’.

TAM Mild Jalapeno II is resistant to Texas strains of four common pepper viruses: TEV, PVY PeMoV, and TMV. Resistance to multiple strains of both TEV and PeMoV has been confirmed by repeated experiments at the TAES in Weslaco. This makes this variety extremely valuable in regions such as south Texas where the potyviruses and the aphid vectors are prevalent. Resistance is provided by several genes from diverse sources verified by previous researchers in Florida, Brazil, and California. More than 12 generations of inbreeding have made TAM Mild Jalapeno II quite uniform in its virus resistance and plant characteristics. Experimental yield trials have demonstrated wide adaptability in south, central, and west Texas and New Mexico. Yields have been good on the silty soils of Weslaco, but even better on the sandy soils near Mission and in New Mexico. Plant size and yield have been superior when grown on plastic mulch as compared to bare soil.

TAM Mild Jalapeno II is currently open to exclusive and non-exclusive licensing considerations. For additional information regarding licensing, contact Janie Hurley jhurley@tamu.edu at the Technology Licensing Office at Texas A&M University, or Steve Brown rsbrown@ag.tamu.edu at the Texas Foundation Seed Service. For additional performance information and areas of adaptability, contact Kevin Crosby PhD. (plant breeder) at k-crosby@tamu.edu.

CANTALOUPE

TAM UVALDE - is highly productive in home gardens. The TAM Uvalde offers excellent flavor and resistance to downy mildew and powdery mildew. The heavily netted fruits are firm, round to oval shaped at maturity with thick orange flesh. TAM Uvalde has a small, dry seed cavity and a strong desirable muskmelon flavor. It is a good yielder of 3 to 5 pound fruits.

TAM PERLITA - produces medium size vines, and is highly resistant to downy mildew, powdery mildew and crown blight. An early, high yielding variety with well-netted, hard rind, medium size, round-oval fruits. The internal flesh is salmon-orange, medium thick, firm with good flavor and good quality. The seed cavity is dry. The external rind is yellow-orange at full maturity with a small, dry stem scar. Perlita is resistant to rind rot caused by extremely wet soil during maturation.

PERLITA 45 - is downy mildew resistant and immune to the known races of powdery mildew. The fruit set is scattered throughout the vigorous vine. The fruits are round-oval shaped with small stem scars, well netted with a hard rind. The internal flesh is thick; salmon orange colored with a small, dry seed cavity and very good flavor. The fruit rind color is yellow-green turning yellow at maturity.

RIO GOLD

RIO SWEET

CASABA

TAM MAYAN SWEET - is highly resistant to downy mildew and immune to known races of powdery mildew. The fruits are large, round-shaped, hard-rind and slightly wrinkled. The fruit skin is white at maturity. The fruits will not slip off very readily unless they become overripe. The internal flesh color is white, very mellow and has a good flavor. The seed cavity is small and dry and the internal flesh is thick. The fruits of this variety should be harvested when the rind color is ivory-white.

TAM CANARY - is highly resistant to downy mildew and immune to known races of powdery mildew. The fruit set is scattered throughout the vigorous vine. The fruits are round-oval shaped, hard rind free of net and have a slightly wrinkled skin. The skin color is light green turning to a yellow-orange at maturity. The fruit will not separate or slip off the vine and should be harvested when the skin color is yellow. The internal flesh is white colored, with a small, dry seed cavity. TAM Canary has a good casaba flavor and possesses a crunchy texture.