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Effect of mulching and drip irrigation levels on growth and yield of chilli (Capsicum annum L.)

Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry · 2018 · Vol. 7(4) · pp. 2886–2889

Abstract

Field experiment was conducted during the period 2012 to 2015 at JVR Horticulture Research Station Malyal, Mahabubababd, Sri Konda Laxman Telangana State Horticultural University, Rajendranagar. To study the effect of mulching and drip irrigation levels on growth and yield of chilli (Capsicum annum L.). The experiment were laid out in factorial randomized block design with irrigation levels 7000, 9000, 11000 lt/Acre/day and two different mulching treatments 50 µ black polythene mulch (BPM) and no mulch which were replicated thrice. The maximum yield of 163.24 no. of fruits per plant which is worked out as 7.79 t/ha was observed for the treatment T5. (Mulching +9000 lt/Acre/day). The other observations like plant height (124.19 cm), no. of branches (9.00), No. of fruits per plant (163.24), fruit weight (23.88 g), yield per plant (3.90 kg) are also significantly highest recorded in T5 (Mulching +9000 lt/Acre/day) compared with the other treatments.

Irrigation Practices and Water Management Agricultural Science and Fertilization Agricultural Practices and Plant GeneticsMulchRandomized block designDrip irrigationIrrigationYield (engineering)Field experimentPlastic mulchAcreHorticultureMathematics

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0.22

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66%

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