ADVANCED EVALUATION OF LOCAL CHILLI (Capsicum annuum L.) GENOTYPES FOR GROWTH, YIELD AND QUALITY PARAMETERS GROWN UNDER KONKAN AGRO-CLIMATIC CONDITION DURING RABI SEASON
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2021-06-30
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Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli
Abstract
The field experiment was conducted at Department of
Vegetable Science College of Horticulture, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant
Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli (M.S.) during the rabi season
2020-21. The Eleven local chilli genotypes were replicated thrice in
Randomized Block Design.
During investigation it was observed that, days to first harvest
varied non-significantly. Whereas, plant height, number of leaves
per plant and plant spread, all flowering characters, fruiting
parameters, yield and yield attributing characters and chemical
parameters varied significantly.
Highest plant height (113.1 cm) and highest number of
branches (11.17) were recorded in DPL-CA-14. The highest number
of leaves (630.40) was recorded in DPL-CA-8. The earliest days
(24.67 days) for initiation of flowering was noticed in DPL-CA-9
whereas, earliest days for 50 per cent flowering was noticed in DPL CA-14 (32.33 days). Highest fruit length (7.21 cm) was observed in
Konkan kirti.. Highest fruit diameter (14.82 mm) was recorded in
DPL-CA-9.1 whereas, highest fruit weight (4.72 g) was recorded in
DPL-CA- 14.1.
Lowest days (60.67 days) for first harvest was recorded in DPL CA-14.1. Highest harvesting span (55.33 days) was recorded in
Konkan Kirti. Highest number of pickings (9) was recorded in
Konkan Kirti and in DPL-CA-14.1. Highest number of fruits (107)
per plant and yield/ha (27.47 t/ha) were recorded in Konkan Kirti.
Highest β–Carotene content was recorded in DPL-CA-14. (624.70 μg
/100 g). Highest Ascorbic acid content was recorded in DPL-CA-12
(250.00 mg/100g) whereas, highest Capsaicin content was recorded
in DPL-CA-2 (0.260 mg/100 g).
Considering the comparative ranking and performance in
respect of various yield attributing character it was observed that
the genotypes T3 (DPL-CA-8), T7 (DPL-CA-14), T8 (DPL-CA-14.1) and
T10 (DPL-CA-25) were found superior, and be considered for further
experimentation.