Growth and yield of bell pepper as influenced by growing environment, mulch, and planting date

Dhaliwal, M. S.; Sharma, Sat Pal; Jindal, S. K.; Dhaliwal, L. K.; Gaikwad, A. K.

doi:10.1080/15427528.2017.1391146

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“…Similar results were reported by [18] in which capsicum plants that received NPK 150:120:60 kg ha -1 fertilizer resulted to increased plant height of 60.10 cm compared to other NPK fertilizer rates and the control. Similarly, [19] reported that bell pepper plants that were grown in the polyhouse were taller than those grown in the open field. There was a significant increase in plant height in the plots that were supplied with 200 kg NPK ha -1 in the greenhouse and 300 kg NPK ha -1 in the field compared to the control.…”

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Effect of NPK Fertilizer Rates on Growth and Yield of Field and Greenhouse Grown Pepino Melon (<i>Solanum muricatum</i> Aiton)

Mutua

Ogweno

Gesimba

2021

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Pepino melon (Solanum muricatum Ait.) is an exotic vegetable whose consumption is on the increase in Kenya due to its health and nutritional benefits. A study was conducted at Egerton University, Kenya in 2018-2019 to investigate the effect of NPK fertilizer rates (0, 100, 200. 300 and 400 kg ha-1) on growth and yield of field and greenhouse grown pepino melons. The experiment was laid in a randomized complete block design with three replications. Data was recorded on plant height, stem diameter, number of leaves per bush, number of branches, days to 50% flowering, fruit weight and total yield. Data were analyzed using analysis of variance with the SAS statistical package. Significant means were separated using Tukey’s Honestly Significant Difference at p ≤ 0.05. Results indicated that NPK fertilizer rates and growing environment influenced growth and yield of pepino melon. At 100 DAP plants grown in the greenhouse and supplied with 200 kg NPK ha-1 had a stem diameter of 14.01 mm which was significantly bigger p ≤ 0.05 compared to those grown in the field and supplied with 300 kg NPK ha-1 with a stem diameter of 11.71 mm in trial two. Application of 300 kg NPK ha-1 for field grown pepino melons gave the highest yield of 1102.48 kg ha-1 and 1060.55 kg ha-1 in trial one and two respectively. In conclusion, application of 300 kg ha-1 of NPK fertilizer for field grown pepino melon is recommended.

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Effect of NPK Fertilizer Rates on Growth and Yield of Field and Greenhouse Grown Pepino Melon (<i>Solanum muricatum</i> Aiton)

Mutua

Ogweno

Gesimba

2021

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“…The higher fruit yield of the these vegetables might be from better growing environment inside polyhouse since it protects plants from high intensity rainfall, low temperature, particularly during extreme cold months (November-February), high winds and high pest and diseases infestations (Singh et al 2003) in the region. Many researchers also reported substantial increase in yields of these high value vegetable crops including tomato, capsicum, cucumber etc under protected cultivation over open field condition (Singh et al 2003, Paul et al 2013, Dhaliwal et al 2017, Laulina and Hasan 2018.…”

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“…Availability of water at critical crops growth stages is another major limiting factors, particularly during dry pre-and postmonsoon months in the region. Mulching helps in modifying favourable soil hydro-thermal regimes, reducing evaporation loss, physiological processes, including water and nutrient uptakes, and enhancing yield and quality of the produce (Paul et al 2013, Dhaliwal et al 2017, Laulina and Hasan 2018. Keeping above facts in view, the present study was aimed to study the effect of ameliorative measures (liming for soil acidity stress and mulching for moisture stress) on the performance of four most commonly grown (in open condition) high value vegetables under naturally ventilated polyhouse in the strong acid soils (pH<5.0) at mid-altitude hilly ecosystem of Meghalaya.…”

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Effect of soil amelioration on high value vegetables grown under protected conditions

2022

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High-value vegetable production under open field in northeast India's hilly ecosystem often suffers from abiotic and biotic stresses (low temperature, soil acidity and moisture deficit during winter, and infestation of pests-diseases during humid summer). Protected cultivation with soil ameliorative measures may help in overcoming these limitations while sustaining year-round production. An experiment was conducted at the Horticulture Experimental Farm, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Meghalaya for three consecutive years (2016–18) to study the yield performance of 4 high-value vegetables (tomato, capsicum, king-chilli and cucumber) grown under naturally ventilated polyhouse in the strong acid soils (pH<4.80) of mid-altitude (960 m amsl) sub-tropical hilly ecosystem of northeast India. Crops were grown with three ameliorative measures (liming @2.5 q/ha, black polythene mulching, and both) and yields were compared with control (without liming and mulching). Liming increased soil pH by 0.39–0.5 units, available phosphorus by 3.8–4.6 kg/ha and bases (calcium and magnesium) by 1.0–1.2 meq/100 g soil. On black polythene mulching, temperature (air and soil) increased by 5.5–8.7°C and 3.9–5.8°C, respectively, during extremely cold periods (December–February). Soil moisture retention was 3.8–5.2% higher over control plots. Ameliorative measures (liming or mulching) increased tomato yields by 15.0–28.5%, capsicum by 21.1–59.9% and king-chilli by 5.76–24.5% while cucumber yield in mulched plot increased 2-fold over respective control plots. The yields of all the vegetables further increased on the combined application of lime and mulch together. Findings suggest ameliorative measures promises better productivity of vegetables under controlled environment.

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“…These seeds were sown in clay pots ¾ filled with sterilized 20% leaf compost soil (The soil texture was a sandy loam (82.88% sand, 13.04% silt, and 4.08% clay) with a pH of 7.88 and an electrical conductivity (EC) of 1.55 dS/m (measured using a pH meter and an EC meter); organic matter content (OM) of 0.54%; containing 3% total N and 1.5% total C; having a C/N ratio of 0.5; and containing 12, 68, and 100 mg·kg −1 of Ca, P, and K, respectively). Fully developed plants at 4–5 leaf stage were transplanted, into clay pots of bigger size (Volume: 2 L, 15.5 cm height × 14 cm width) 83 , 84 with the same soil composition up to 1–2 inches depth with 2–3 plants per pot. Lighter irrigations were applied on a day-to-day basis to keep the water level at about 60% 39 .…”

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Incorporation of engineered nanoparticles of biochar and fly ash against bacterial leaf spot of pepper

Aftab

Aslam

Aftab

et al. 2022

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In agriculture, the search for higher net profit is the main challenge in the economy of the producers and nano biochar attracts increasing interest in recent years due to its unique environmental behavior and increasing the productivity of plants by inducing resistance against phytopathogens. The effect of rice straw biochar and fly ash nanoparticles (RSBNPs and FNPs, respectively) in combination with compost soil on bacterial leaf spot of pepper caused by Xanthomonascampestris pv. vesicatoria was investigated both in vitro and in vivo. The application of nanoparticles as soil amendment significantly improved the chili pepper plant growth. However, RSBNPs were more effective in enhancing the above and belowground plant biomass production. Moreover, both RSBNPs and FNPs, significantly reduced (30.5 and 22.5%, respectively), while RSBNPs had shown in vitro growth inhibition of X.campestris pv. vesicatoria by more than 50%. The X-ray diffractometry of RSBNPs and FNPs highlighted the unique composition of nano forms which possibly contributed in enhancing the plant defence against invading X.campestris pv. vesicatoria. Based on our findings, it is suggested that biochar and fly ash nanoparticles can be used for reclaiming the problem soil and enhance crop productivity depending upon the nature of the soil and the pathosystem under investigation.

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Growth and yield of bell pepper as influenced by growing environment, mulch, and planting date

Cited by 14 publications

References 21 publications

Effect of NPK Fertilizer Rates on Growth and Yield of Field and Greenhouse Grown Pepino Melon (<i>Solanum muricatum</i> Aiton)

Effect of NPK Fertilizer Rates on Growth and Yield of Field and Greenhouse Grown Pepino Melon (<i>Solanum muricatum</i> Aiton)

Effect of soil amelioration on high value vegetables grown under protected conditions

Incorporation of engineered nanoparticles of biochar and fly ash against bacterial leaf spot of pepper

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