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Agronomic practice of Ata Rodo (NACa(R) 429)

S/N Practice Name Practice Description Practice Details View details
1 Seed Sourcing This is the process of obtaini... Quality pepper seeds can be go... |
2 Site selection This involves choosing a locat... Warm climate, well drained sil... |
3 Land preparation Land preparation involves read... a. Prepare the land thoroughly... |
4 Time of Planting Time of planting refers to the... a. April-May (Southern ecology... |
5 Seed Treatment Seed treatment involves applyi... Treat seeds before planting us... |
6 Seed Rate Seed rate is the amount of see... a. 5 to 10 kg seeds/ha b. Th... |
7 Plant spacing Plant spacing refers to the ar... a. 60 x 60 cm between rows and... |
8 Method of propagation The planting method refers to ... a. By seed using drilling meth... |
9 Germination period The germination period is the ... It takes 7 to 14 days to germi... |
10 Thinning Thinning is the process of rem... a. Thin seedlings that are ove... |
11 Weed Management Weed management involves contr... a. Hand pulling Keep field w... |
12 Fertilizer Management (Method, time and number of application) Fertilizer management is the p... a. 200-250 kg/ha N P K 15:15:1... |
13 Pest and Disease Management Pests and disease management i... a. Pest control Spray with in... |
14 Maturity Period (days) This is the duration it takes ... Maturity period: 75 - 80 days... |
15 Harvesting This involves the gathering or... a. Maturity ranges from 2-3 mo... |
16 Potential Yield This refers to the maximum amo... The yield vary from 2 to 30 to... |
17 Storage This involves preserving harve... a. Air and sun drying after ha... |
18 Processing and Uses This involves converting harve... a. Processing: Threshing, clea... |
19 Frequency of Irrigation Irrigation frequency is define... Irrigate your pepper farm four... |
20 Mulching Mulching is the process of app... It can be: a. Organic mulchin... |
21 Planting/Sowing Depth One of the most important agro... The sowing depth for Jupiter s... |
22 Post harvest handling In agriculture, postharvest ha... After harvesting, pepper shoul... |
23 Transplanting Period Transplanting period is the ri... a. About 3-4 weeks after sprou... |
24 Health/Nutritional Benefit The nutritional content of foo... All varieties are excellent so... |
25 Nursery management/operations Nursery management includes p... a. In pepper production, the s... |
26 Earthen Up Earthing up or ridging is the ... a. Earthen up is done two week... |
27 Supplying Supplying is the practice of p... Supplying is carried out 3 - 4... |
28 Prunning Pruning is one of the most imp... a. Prunning can be done using ... |
29 Staking Staking is a means of providin... a. It can be done using wooden... |