Effect of light, relative humidity and temperature on plant growth, yield and quality in chilli cultivars (Capsicum annuum I)

摘要

Chilli is the highest consumed spice in the world. The widely used word chilli usually refers to the hot variant of red pepper. Mostly chilli is grown all over the world and predominantly under tropical condition. Capsaicin and allied pungent principles viz., dihydrocapsaicin and nor- dihydrocapsaicin are the most important pugent component of red pepper. Eventhough chilli is a tropical crop, changes in climatic factor more so in temperature and light bring about considerable variations in vegetative characteristics, fruit setting and pungent principles.