Growth of amashito chili (Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum) under different doses of vermicompost in controlled conditions
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Objective: To compare the growth and crop yield of amashito chili Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum under different doses of vermicompost.
Design/methodology/aproximation: To evaluate crop yield we design five treatment consisting on ground with different proportions of vermicompost (VC) and loamy soil (SF), all treatments were replicate by five and planted randomly in 25 kg pots. After 12 week, biologic data was retrieve.
Results: Higher crop yield was obtain on treatments with ground composition with at least 75% of VC. The only treatment without VC (100% SF) presented statistically lower values on all measures.
Limitations of the study/implications: Amashito chili seed high germination difficulty limits the efforts for cultivation by farmers, and a major commercialization of this regional chili variety.
Findings/conclusions: Use of organic fertilizers (vermicompost) supposes better field conditions for seed germination, growth and crop yield for this species.
