Sweet and lightly burning, meet Maria bonita, a new pepper developed in Brazil

Published Jul 5, 2020

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The Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) in Brazil has developed a new variety of pepper, named Maria bonita, which is being praised for its productivity and larger fruit size. The pepper, which is named in honor of Brazilian women, yields 10-12 kg per square meter and can be harvested for up to a year. It is currently being produced by Mônica Portella, who plans to double her plantation due to its popularity. The university has partnered with a company to produce seeds on a large scale, with royalties going back to UFSCar. The pepper has a unique taste and is being used in recipes by chef César Costa.

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The Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), in the interior of São Paulo, has launched a new variety of pepper that is pleasing farmers and chefs: Maria bonita. SEE recipes with pepper The novelty emerged to improve the characteristics of the piquette pepper, it is as if Maria Bonita was the “granddaughter” of this variety, being 4 times heavier. “It is highly productive, for example, it produces twice the beak and presents larger fruits, which facilitates the harvest”, explains UFSCar agronomist engineer Fernando Sala, responsible for the development of the variety. The name of the pepper, says the researcher, came up to honor women in Brazil. After all, Maria is the most popular female name that exists and beautiful is a perfect adjective for Brazilian women. In the field Each foot of Maria bonita yields 10 to 12 kg of pepper and can produce for up to a year. From seed to seedling, it takes 30 days and, after planting in the field, it takes another 60 days to make the first ...

Source: G1globo