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Seed Rate |
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80 g per acre |
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June–July |
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January-February |
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Soil |
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Well drained, sandy loam soils with neutral pH are ideal.
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Spacing |
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Between rows |
75 cm |
| Between plants |
45 cm |
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Nursery |
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– Prepare 10 raised beds (15 feet length, 3 feet width and 8-12 inches height) for each acre of planted crop.
– For each bed, mix 10 kg each of well-decomposed compost (FYM), red soil and sand in equal proportions. Form flat leveled tops.
– Apply 15 g Furadon granules and 0.5 kg Suphala (15: 15: 15) fertilizer mix per bed uniformly.
– Drench the beds thoroughly with Captaf (2 g/l) solution one week before sowing.
– Sow the seeds in shallow furrows 3” apart. Close the furrows with FYM-soil mix and cover the seeds with rice straw.
– Water the beds every morning with a garden can; during summer, additional watering and shade for 15–20 days is needed.
– Immediately on germination (8 days after sowing) drench the beds with 0.2% Captaf solution.
– Spray the seedlings with a mixture of Nuvacron (1 ml per litre) + Dithane M–45 (1 g per litre) on the 15th and 25th days after sowing.
– Harden the seedlings by reducing watering during the 4th week after sowing. Plant the seedlings 30 DAS. |
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Field Preparation and Transplanting |
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– Deep plough the land to a fine tilth. A deep soil profile ensures excellent root growth - a key to obtaining higher yields.
– Incorporate 10 mt of FYM per acre.
– Apply fertilizer mixture in furrows drawn at 75 cm apart. Form ridges and furrows over these to adequately cover the fertilizer.
– Plant one seedling per hill at 45 cm spacing on the side of the ridge.
– Irrigate the crop at every 5 – 8 days depending on soil type and weather conditions.
– 2-3 weedings and hoeings should be done during the first 60 days for best plant growth.
– The recommended top dressing should be carried out. |
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Manure and Fertilizer |
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Incorporate 10-12 mt of well decomposed FYM per acre into the soil.
Apply 15: 16: 16 (NPK) kg per acre basal dose. |
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| First top dressing (20-25 DAT) |
12 kg |
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| Second top dressing (40-45 DAT) |
12 kg |
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| Third top dressing (75-80 DAT) |
12 kg |
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Plant Protection |
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- 20 DAT: Monocrotophos 2 ml + Dithane M-45 2 g in one lit of water.
- 30 DAT: Metasystox 2 ml + Bavistin 1 g in 1 lit of water.
- 40 DAT: Micnelf F-24 1.5 mg + Endosulfan 2 ml + Dithane M-45 2 g in 1 lit of water.
- 50 DAT: Karathan 1.5 ml + Monocrotophos 2 ml in 1 lit of water.
- 60 DAT: Metasystox 2 ml + Bavistin 1.5 g in one lit of water.
- 70 DAT: Endosulfan 2 ml + Dithane M-45 2 g + wettable Sulphur 80% WP 2 g in one lit of water. |
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Harvesting |
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Pickings start (green chilli) 70-75 DAT and continue for 8-10 weeks. |
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CAUTION |
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Do not use the grain harvested from hybrid seed based crops as seed for the next crop. Doing so will cause a drastic reduction in crop yields due to segregation and loss of hybrid vigor. |
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