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Effect Of Cultivar And Type On Pepper Yield And Weight, Elizabeth 'Egan' Blessinger
Effect Of Cultivar And Type On Pepper Yield And Weight, Elizabeth 'Egan' Blessinger
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Peppers (Capsicum) are a valuable commodity throughout the world. They provide food, coloring additives, vitamins, and ornamental aesthetics. Peppers can be grown in many different areas of the world and their success is based on variety selection. Breeding cultivars for superior performance is critical to success. Recent consumer desire for less chemical use throughout the growing process has resulted in new cultivar developments..
The objective of this research was to investigate how cultivar and type affect the yield and weight of field grown peppers. This study provides valuable information for growers in determining which cultivars are suitable for production in …