ISHS Acta Horticulturae 710: International Symposium on Greenhouses, Environmental Controls and In-house Mechanization for Crop Production in the Tropics and Sub-Tropics
PERFORMANCE OF SWEET PEPPER VARIETIES UNDER SEMI-CLIMATE CONTROLLED GREENHOUSE CONDITIONS OF NORTHERN INDIA |
| Authors: | B. Singh, M. Kumar |
| Keywords: | sweet pepper, performance, greenhouse, coloured fruits, yield, quality |
| Abstract:
Sweet pepper has become the third important crop for its greenhouse cultivation due to increasing demand of the coloured fruits in the upmarkets of big cities. But selection of suitable varieties for greenhouse sweet pepper cultivation is the first step for its successful and economical cultivation. Therefore, thirteen varieties of sweet pepper viz., Mazurka, Fiesta, NVH 6-8 (all European varieties), HA-1038, HA-1195, HA-1931, HA-1972 (all Israeli), Flamingo (USA) and Orobelle, Nun-3020, Nun-3019, Tanvi, California Supreme (all Indian varieties) were evaluated for their coloured fruit yield and quality under semi-climate controlled greenhouse conditions, where only the cooling system was operative. The trial was conducted during year 2002-2003 and the crop was grown over a period of 9-10 months. Variety Nun-3020 (yellow fruited) produced highest fruit yield (420.10 q/ha) followed by variety Mazurka (416.20 q/ha). Maximum size and quality of fruits was also recorded in variety Nun-3020 and variety Nun 3019 (red coloured fruits) during the study. Variety Nun-3020 produced maximum fruit weight (230.0 gram/fruit) and maximum fruits of first quality with three to four lobbed fruits followed by variety Nun-3019 which produced average fruit weight of 210.0 gram/fruit with three to four lobbed fruits. Although variety Flamingo produced fruit yield of 405.20 q/ha, the fruits were not of good quality as they were conical in shape which was not acceptable to the upmarket. | |
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