Influence of Integrated Nutrient Management on growth of coloured capsicum (Capsicum annuum) Cv. Orobelle under naturally ventilated greenhouse

摘要

Capsicum (Capsicum annuum L.) also called as bell pepper belonging to the family Solanaceae is one of the most popular and highly valued vegetable crops grown in tropical and sub-tropical parts of the world. It is believed to be the native of tropicalSouth America (Shoemaker and Tesky, 1955). Growing of capsicum under green/polyhouses has been reported to give high productivity of good quality produce in developed countries. Hence, there is a need for evaluating the performance of capsicum under lowcost greenhouse conditions for getting higher productivity of excellent quality under Indian conditions. Nutrition plays an important role in growth and development of any crop including capsicum. To overcome the problems of increased cost of cultivation and ecological imbalance due to continuous use of chemical fertilizers, the latest trend of growing crops mainly horticultural crops using organic manure is in vogue. Hence, use of organic manures and bio-fertilizers along with chemical fertilizers inan integrated manner on a long run helps in reducing the use of chemical fertilizers thereby improving the soil health.