EFFECT OF DIFFERENT SPACING AND PLANTING RATIO ON SEED YIELD AND QUALITY PARAMETERS IN CHILLI (Capsicum annuum L.)
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2020
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DEPARTMENT OF SEED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY B. A. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND
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Chilli (Capsicum annuum L.) also known as hot pepper belongs to family Solanaceae is one of the most important spice crops in India. Total area cultivated in India is 752 thousand ha with an annual production of around 2149 thousand MT with average productivity of 2.86 MT/ha of dried chilli and major chilli producing states are Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan. Gujarat occupies an area of 11.35 thousand ha with production of 22.07 thousand MT and 1.95 MT/ha productivity (Anon., 2018).