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Influence of Plant Spacing, Training and Fertigation on Growth, Yield and Quality of Capsicum under Naturally Ventilated Polyhouse


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1 Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Ferozepur (Punjab), India
2 Department of Vegetable Science and Floriculture, C.S.K. Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur (H.P.), India
     

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Capsicum hybrid Mekong was grown under naturally ventilated polyhouse during summer season of 2012 atVegetable Research Farm, Department of Vegetable Science and Floriculture, CSKHPKV Palampur, Himachal Pradesh. Planting was done in two rows on 0.9 m wide bed leaving 60 cm path between two beds following the spacing of 60 cm × 30 cm (S1) and 45 cm × 30 cm (S2), with double (T1), three (T2) and four (T3) stems and fertilized (F1) twice a week and (F2) thrice a week. The data were analyzed statistically following Factorial Randomized BlockDesign. The result revealed that the plant height, fruit weight, fruit length, fruit breadth, pericarp thickness were significantly more in S1T1F2 treatment. The number of fruits per plant, fruit yield per plant, yield/ m2 and benefit cost ratio was significantly superior in S1T3F2 treatment. While there was no significant effect of spacing, training and fertigation levels on days to 50 per cent flowering, days to first harvest, harvest duration and shelf life at room temperature.

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Spacing, Training, Fertigation, Quality Growth.
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Authors

Jasbir Singh
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Ferozepur (Punjab), India
Vicky Singh
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Ferozepur (Punjab), India
Pardeep Kumar
Department of Vegetable Science and Floriculture, C.S.K. Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur (H.P.), India

Abstract


Capsicum hybrid Mekong was grown under naturally ventilated polyhouse during summer season of 2012 atVegetable Research Farm, Department of Vegetable Science and Floriculture, CSKHPKV Palampur, Himachal Pradesh. Planting was done in two rows on 0.9 m wide bed leaving 60 cm path between two beds following the spacing of 60 cm × 30 cm (S1) and 45 cm × 30 cm (S2), with double (T1), three (T2) and four (T3) stems and fertilized (F1) twice a week and (F2) thrice a week. The data were analyzed statistically following Factorial Randomized BlockDesign. The result revealed that the plant height, fruit weight, fruit length, fruit breadth, pericarp thickness were significantly more in S1T1F2 treatment. The number of fruits per plant, fruit yield per plant, yield/ m2 and benefit cost ratio was significantly superior in S1T3F2 treatment. While there was no significant effect of spacing, training and fertigation levels on days to 50 per cent flowering, days to first harvest, harvest duration and shelf life at room temperature.

Keywords


Spacing, Training, Fertigation, Quality Growth.

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