A study of yield and yield components of different ornamental pepper (Capsicum sp.) species and lines in Cukurova ecological conditions

Abstract

This study examined some phenological, morphological and pomological features of different ornamental pepper (Capsicum sp.) species and lines under the conditions of Cukurova Region, Turkey. The field trials used a randomized complete block design with three replications. Different ornamental pepper species and lines varied depending on testing years, in terms of plant height (cm), the number of branches (number/plant), the number of fruits (number/plant), the weight of fresh fruit (g plant-1), the yield of fresh fruit (kg ha-1) and the breadth and length of fruit. Fresh yields of different ornamental pepper species and lines varied between 9412-24418 kg ha-1 in the testing years. The highest fresh yield was observed from line C. frutescens 26 (24418 kg ha-1). It was determined that the fresh yield from the first harvest was higher than the others. © 2011 Asian Network for Scientific Information.