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Seed Sourcing |
This is the process of obtaini... |
Quality pepper seeds can be go... |
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Land preparation |
Land preparation involves read... |
Beds of 1 meter. it required p... |
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Time of Planting |
Time of planting refers to the... |
April-May (Southern ecology)
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Seed Treatment |
Seed treatment involves applyi... |
Treat seeds before planting us... |
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Seed Rate |
Seed rate is the amount of see... |
a. 5 to 10 kg seeds/ha
b. Th... |
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Plant spacing |
Plant spacing refers to the ar... |
a. 60 x 60 cm between rows and... |
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Method of propagation |
The planting method refers to ... |
a. Nursery practices:
• Nu... |
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Germination period |
: The germination period is th... |
It takes 7 to 14 days to germi... |
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Weed Management |
Weed management involves contr... |
a. Hand pulling
Keep field w... |
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Fertilizer Management (Method, time and number of application) |
Fertilizer management is the p... |
Fertilizer requirement and tim... |
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Pest and Disease Management |
Pests and disease management i... |
Chemical method: This involves... |
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Maturity Period (days) |
This is the duration it takes ... |
Maturity period: 75 - 80 days... |
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Harvesting |
This involves the gathering or... |
a. Manually by hand picking on... |
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Potential Yield |
: This refers to the maximum a... |
The yield can vary from 2 - 30... |
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Storage |
This involves preserving harve... |
a. Air and sun drying afte... |
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Processing and Uses |
: This involves converting har... |
a. Processing: Threshing, cl... |
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Frequency of Irrigation |
Irrigation frequency is define... |
Irrigate your pepper farm four... |
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Mulching |
Mulching is a widely-practiced... |
a. Organic mulches like grass... |
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Marketing |
Marketing of pepper involves g... |
It can be done through:
- Dir... |
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Post harvest handling |
Postharvest handling is the st... |
After harvesting, pepper shoul... |
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Transplanting Period |
Transplanting period is the ri... |
About 3-4 weeks after sproutin... |
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Health/Nutritional Benefit |
The nutritional content of foo... |
All varieties are excellent so... |
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Earthen Up |
Earthing up is a farming techn... |
a. Hoe or shovel can be used ... |
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Packaging |
Packaging simply means wrappin... |
Methods of packaging pepper:
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Supplying |
Supplying is the practice of p... |
Supplying is carried out 3 - 4... |
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Staking |
Staking is a means of providin... |
a. Staking should be done bef... |
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Prunning |
Pruning is one of the most imp... |
a. Prunning can be done using... |
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Planting/Sowing Depth |
One of the most important agro... |
The sowing depth for Jupiter s... |
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Nursery management/operations |
Nursery management includes p... |
a. In pepper production, the ... |
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