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Field assessments of bell pepper varieties produced in the dry zone of Sri Lanka

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dc.contributor.author Mufeeth, Musthapha
dc.contributor.author Mubarak, A. N. M.
dc.date.accessioned 2021-10-04T08:03:54Z
dc.date.available 2021-10-04T08:03:54Z
dc.date.issued 2021-07-27
dc.identifier.citation 1st International Conference on Science and Technology 2021 on “Technology - based research and innovation for empowerment and sustainability ”. 07th July 2021. South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, University Park, Oluvil, Sri Lanka. pp. 80-85. en_US
dc.identifier.isbn 978-624-5736-17-1
dc.identifier.uri http://ir.lib.seu.ac.lk/handle/123456789/5781
dc.description.abstract Bell pepper is a high valued crop that is commonly grown in controlled environments in the wet and intermediate zones of Sri Lanka. However, lesser efforts have been made in evaluating the field performances in the dry zones, hence, this study aims to elucidate the field performances of three commercial elite varieties of bell pepper viz Ganga (green), Indra (red), and Polarized (yellow). The field experiments were carried out at Agrotech park, Malwatta in the Ampara district was laid out in a randomized complete block design with three replicates in each plot size of 2.25m x 2.25m. The plant morphological and fruit characteristics were analysed at the harvesting stage. The results showed that the variety Ganga (green) performed superior to the remaining two varieties as it possessed improved field plant survival rates (78.6 %), fruit set, and significantly improved the number of fruits (7 Nos/plant) hence, the overall highest number of yields per plant (394.6 g/plant). Therefore, this study hints that the farmers in the dry zone may cultivate successfully the green bell pepper varieties (var. Ganga) at home garden levels or as commercial cultivation in the open fields, which may serve as an alternative viable source of income than the conventional cash crops. Moreover, to confirm the quality of fruits produced in this region, further researches are needed to elucidate the fruit quality through sensory evaluations and fruit pericarp chemical compositions at laboratory levels. en_US
dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.publisher Faculty of Technology, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, University Park, Oluvil. en_US
dc.subject Bell pepper en_US
dc.subject Dry zone en_US
dc.subject Open field en_US
dc.subject Yield en_US
dc.title Field assessments of bell pepper varieties produced in the dry zone of Sri Lanka en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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