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Old March 5, 2006   #12
Andrey_BY
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Default Re: Ilia Muromets (Иль&#11

Patty, yes, there are tomato and sweet pepper varieties with the name Ilya Muromets. But they were bred by different Russian seed companies.

Sweet pepper Ilya Muromets
Patentee and Originator Agrofirma «Semco-Junior». Included in the National Register of Breeding Achievements. Mid-maturing variety. The vegetation period from full germination to technical ripeness — 130 days. Plant bole, closed, medium tall. Leaf medium size, green. Fruit droop, pnsmoidal big (weight 180-300 g), smooth glossy, without cross ribbing. Wall thickness 5,5 mm. Number of nests 3—4. Fruit color in canning ripeness — green, in biological ripeness — red. Good flavor quality. Weak aroma. Ascorbic acid content in fruits (mg/100 g of green matter) in canning ripeness — 128, in biological ripeness — 157. Good for fresh market and canning. Highly resistant to Verticillium sp (V). Does not require plant forming. Planting density — up 5-6 plants/m2. Yield in unheated greenhouse — 5,2-5,6 kg/m2. Variety value high yield, big fruits, resistance to Verticillium sp.


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Originally Posted by patty_b
Perhaps Andrey is the only one who can answer this question, but I have a pepper purchased in the Ukraine by this same name. I know there is both tomato and pepper for Olena Ukrainian, is there both for Ilya Muromets also? Patty
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