Performance of different chilli (Capsicum annuum L.) genotypes for growth and developmental studies during spring-summer season
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2004
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CCSHAU
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The present investigation was carried out to calculate the performance of different chilli
(Capsicum annuum L.) genotypes for growth, flowering, fruit set and total fruit yield during
spring-summer season of 2001.
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The evaluation of 20 chilli genotypes was carried out during the spring-summer season
at Vegetable Department Farm in 2001 at Hisar. Various observations were collected on
growth, flowering, fruit set, total fruit yield and quality characters. Maximum plant height was
recorded in DC-16 while maximum number of primary branches was recorded in HC-28.
Maximum number of secondary branches per plant was recorded in Phule Sai where as
maximum number of days was taken for first flowering plants in Arka Lohit while LCA-334 took
least number of days for first flowering. Flowering in 50% percent plant population was
recorded earliest where as maximum number of flowers/cluster was recorded in KDCS-810.
Fruit set was earliest in HC-28. Maximum number of fruits/truss and fruit set %age was
recorded in KDCS-810. First fruit picking (green) was earliest in HC-28 while it was delayed in
RHRC-50-1. Maximum length of the green fruit was recorded in Pant-C-3 where as Byadagi
Dabbi experienced in width. Peduncle length was maximum in Pant-C-3. Maximum number of
green fruit per kg was recorded in DC-24 where as minimum number of green fruits per kg was
recorded in KTPL-19. Maximum weight of green fruits/plant, number of green fruit per plant,
weight of green fruits (kg/plot), yield g/plant and yield of green fruits q/ha were recorded in
DC-24. Fruits of HC-28 ripened earliest while in RHRC-50-1 registered maximum days to ripen
first fruit.
Maximum length of the fresh red ripe fruit was recorded in Pant-C-3 where as
maximum width of red ripe was recorded in KTPL-19. Peduncle length was maximum in
Pant-C-3. Number of fresh red ripe fruits per kg, weight of fresh red ripe fruits per plant,
number of fresh red ripe fruits per plant, weight of green fruits (kg/plot) and yield of fresh red
ripe fruits q/ha was maximum in DC-24. Number of seeds per fruit was recorded maximum in
Byadagi Kaddi while test weight was maximum in LCA-334 The chilli genotypes namely, Arka
Lohit, Byadagi Dabbi, Byadagi Kaddi, JCA-283, KDCS-810, KTPL-19, LCA-324, LCA-334, Phule Sai,
PMR-57 were recorded green color fruits. While fruits of BC-30, HC-28, LCA-301, and Pant-C-3
were yellowish green in color. DC-16, KTPL-19, BC-14-2, DC-24, PSP-Selection, RHRC-50-1, Utkal
Ragni were dark green colored fruits. On the basis of organoleptic assessment, it was found that
fruits of KDCS-810 were more pungent in taste which was followed by DC-24 and HC-28.