1. COLOUR CAPSICUM
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2. TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY
Seed Germination – 24-25°C
Plant Growth °C
Flowering °C
Fruit Setting °C
Humidity Ranges - 50% to 80%

3. CAPSICUM Bed Preparation Top width – 90cm. Path width – 50 cm
Height – 40 cm

4. BED PREPARATION IN CAPSICUM

5. VARIETIES Popular varieties in Indian conditions
Red :- Bombii, Union(Imported)
Yellow:- Orabella
Orange:- Boxer
Green- Indra ( this variety grow in open as well as shade-net house cultivation)

6. PLANTING MATERIAL Diseases free seedling of four to five
weeks of age are used for transplanting,
Height of Seedling- 16cm are used for
transplanting

8. PLANTING Planting Distance: 1) 45-50 cm between two plants
2) 50 cm between two rows

9. ROOT GALL DIPPING

11. CULTURAL PRACTICES IN CAPSICUM
Crop Support
Pinching /Topping
Pruning
Training:
1. Two-leader system
2. Four-leader system
Fruit Pruning
Harvesting
Yield
Post Harvest Tech.

12. DEVELOPMENT AND QUALITY
Humidity at night > 80% Fruit Cracking
Low humidity, high temp. Blossom End Rot
Excess sunlight Fruit burn
Lack of sunlight Poor color, small size
B.Bee pollination Increase fruit size

13. CROP SUPPORT 3 overhead support wires are required for one bed
Overhead support wires ( 12 gauge)
At least 3 to 3.5 m above the surface of beds
Four numbers plastic twines (thread) are hung from top for each plant.
Plastic twine, loosely anchored around the base of the plants (non slip loop) at one end

15. TOPPING
Topping means to remove the growing point of the plants, leaving 4-6 leaves below the stem.
Topping should be done 21 days after planting 
Topping should be done with the help of secature or thumps

18. TRAINING Two-Leader system:
After the pruning (pinching) plant is splitting into two main shoots, these two shoots shall be maintained as two leaders.

19. TWO-LEADER SYSTEM
Two leader or branches maintain per plant

20. FOUR LEADER SYSTEM
The crown bud of the plant is topped leaving 5 or 6 leaves below the stem, 21 days after planting.
Four strong shoots are growing from the axils of lower leaves. These four shoots shall be maintained as four leaders.

21. FOUR-LEADER SYSTEM
Four leader or branches
maintain per plant

22. FRUIT PRUNING
Too many fruits on the plant at one time it is necessary to remove some fruits,
Thinning to 4-6 fruit on the first flush (2-3 fruits per shoot) will increase the size and result in higher total yield.
After the first flush, thinning should be limited to the removal of misshapen fruits.

23. HARVESTING Harvesting in capsicum starts after 75-90 days.
Harvesting should be done with the help of sharp knife.
Yield: Expected yield of capsicum is 8-10 kg per square meter.

24. GRADING Domestic market: Grading according to fruit weight
A gm
B gm
C. <140gm

25. GRADING Export Market: Grading according to Fruit Diameter Size Grade
(Fruit diameter in mm)
>80 mm Extra Large
mm Large
mm Medium
mm Chopper

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