The Comparative Experiment of Introduced Pepper Cultivars in Wuchuan County
Pepper is not only an important economic crop in Wuchuan County,Guizhou Province,but also an important part of local agricultural industry.In order to screen new high-quality and high-yield pepper varieties suitable for the promotion of planting in Wuchuan County,evaluations on the growth period,variety characteristics,yield and disease resistance were preformed for 12 introduced pepper varieties.The experimental results show that the whole growth period of Jiaoyang No.1,Jiaoyang No.2,and Jiaoyang No.6 were 184 d,186 d,and 183 d,with the single fruit fresh weight of 6.7 g,7.6 g and 6.8 g,and fresh pepper yield of 1 305.67 kg/667 m2,1 368.42 kg/667 m2 and 1 418.44 kg/667 m2,respectively.The three varieties,belonging to the large-sized pod peppers,exhibited strong disease resistance and excellent comprehensive performances,which can be promoted for cultivation at large scale.However,attention should be paid to the control of bacterial wilt,phytophthora,viral diseases and anthrax during cultivation.