Vol. 13 (1&2) : Jan.-April., 2022 Issue
Growth and growth attributes of chilli in rain shelter with different mulching materials and types of drip irrigation
Shilpa E N and Sajitha Rani T
Dept.,of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Kerala Agricultural University, Thiruvananthapuram-695522 Instructional Farm, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Kerala Agri. University, Thiruvananthapuram-695522 (Kerala)
Designation : Research Scholar, and Prof. & Head.
Subject : Agronomy and Crop Production
Paper No. :
Total Pages : 5
Received :
Revised accepted :
Get Access
Citation :
Shilpa E N and Sajitha Rani T. 2022. Growth and growth attributes of chilli in rain shelter with different mulching materials and types of drip irrigation. Green Farming. Vol. 13 (1&2): 292-296, Jan.-April.2022
ABSTRACT
A field experiment was conducted from March-September 2018 at College of Agriculture, Vellayani, to investigate the effect of different mulching materials and types of drip irrigation on growth and growth attributes of chilli. The treatment includes five different mulching materials and two types of drip irrigation. The results indicated that organic mulch application (M2) significantly increased the plant height at all growth stages, number of branches per plant at 50% flowering (2.41) and final harvest (7.11) and leaf area index at 50 % flowering (0.60) compared with no mulch (M5). Types of drip irrigation could not produce any significant effect on growth. Mulches had no significant effect on root characters. Root spread and root shoot ratio were comparable in the case of surface and subsurface drip irrigation.
Key words :
Chilli, Drip irrigation, Growth attributes, Mulching and Vellayani athulya.
