Impact of Training System and Fruit Load on Seed Yield, Quality and Economics of Seed Production in Bell Pepper (Capsicum Annuum L) Chandi Rohit1,*, Sharma Rajender1, Bharat NK1, Shukla YR2 1Department of Seed Science and Technology, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and ForestryNauni, Solan173230Himachal Pradesh, India 2Department of Vegetable Science College of Horticulture, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and ForestryNauni, Solan173230Himachal Pradesh, India *Email for correspondence: chandirohit93@gmail.com
Online Published on 12 September, 2022. Abstract Effect of training system and fruit load was studied on seed yield, quality and economics of capsicum using cv Solan Bharpur in the Department of Seed Science and Technology, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, Himachal Pradesh during kharif season of 2018. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design (factorial) in the open field and in completely randomized design (factorial) in the laboratory. The treatment combination Tr2FL2 (Two-stem training with ten fruits/plant) proved superior in terms of number of seeds/fruit (187.77), 1,000-seed weight (6.21 g), germination (96.50%), speed of germination (15.95), seed vigour index-I (1,448.30), seed vigour index-II (284.77) and electrical conductivity of seeds (0.060 dS/m). However in terms of number of ripe fruits/plant (12.13), ripe fruit yield/plant (0.58 kg), seed yield/plant (10.34 g) and seed yield/hectare (306.22 kg), control treatment gave better results. Maximum B-C ratio (6.03:1) was obtained in treatment combination Tr1FL1 (No training and all fruits retained) followed by Tr2FL2 (5.23:1) which favoured all the seed quality characters. Therefore Tr2FL2 treatment combination can be recommended for quality seed production of bell pepper under mid-hills of Himachal Pradesh. Top Keywords Bell pepper, Training system, Fruit load, Seed, Yield, Quality, Economics. Top |