Influence of mulching materials on pepper (Capsicum annuum L. ssp. macrocarpum var. longum) characteristics
Journal
Acta Horticulturae
Date Issued
2021
Author(s)
Zvezda Bogevska
Gordana Popsimonova
Rukie Agic
Margarita Davitkovska
DOI
10.17660/ActaHortic.2021.1320.11
Abstract
The experiment was conducted in order to determine the influence of different
mulching materials on some parameters of pepper kapiya type grown in an open field.
This type of pepper is widely grown in North Macedonia in open field. It is specifically
used for processing with more than half of raw materials volume. The experiment was
carried out in the village of Kutretino near Demir Hisar, during the season of 2018.
The treatments were as follows: no mulch (bare soil) – as control treatment, straw
mulch, black film mulch, white on black (double face) film mulch and red film mulch.
A single experimental plot was 15 m2 with density of 100 plants per plot organized in
complete randomized block design in four replications. During the vegetation period
the plant height (cm), number of marketable fruits per plant, fruit length (cm), fruit
diameter (cm), fruit mass (g) and total yield (t ha-1) were measured. According to the
results the highest plants (58.8 cm), the highest number of marketable fruits per
plant (8.45), the longest and widest fruits (16.00 and 8.25 cm, respectively), the
highest fruit mass (113.79 g) and the highest yield (63.15 t ha-1) were obtained from
plants grown with black foil as mulching material. Taking into consideration the
results, it can be concluded that mulching with black film gave the best results for the
most of the examined parameters and can be widely used for pepper kapiya type
production in open fields.
mulching materials on some parameters of pepper kapiya type grown in an open field.
This type of pepper is widely grown in North Macedonia in open field. It is specifically
used for processing with more than half of raw materials volume. The experiment was
carried out in the village of Kutretino near Demir Hisar, during the season of 2018.
The treatments were as follows: no mulch (bare soil) – as control treatment, straw
mulch, black film mulch, white on black (double face) film mulch and red film mulch.
A single experimental plot was 15 m2 with density of 100 plants per plot organized in
complete randomized block design in four replications. During the vegetation period
the plant height (cm), number of marketable fruits per plant, fruit length (cm), fruit
diameter (cm), fruit mass (g) and total yield (t ha-1) were measured. According to the
results the highest plants (58.8 cm), the highest number of marketable fruits per
plant (8.45), the longest and widest fruits (16.00 and 8.25 cm, respectively), the
highest fruit mass (113.79 g) and the highest yield (63.15 t ha-1) were obtained from
plants grown with black foil as mulching material. Taking into consideration the
results, it can be concluded that mulching with black film gave the best results for the
most of the examined parameters and can be widely used for pepper kapiya type
production in open fields.
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