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Background
Bell pepper is a valuable greenhouse crop that might have large benefits from being grown in a well-controlled air-conditioned greenhouse. Estidamah has four such greenhouse compartments. In 2017, the first experiment was carried out to get some benchmarks and figures for red and yellow pepper cultivars.
Experimental History
- Varieties: Red - Clavesol (RZ), Yellow - Saramba (RZ)
- Seed Sowing: 21 December 2016
- Transplanting: 26 January 2017
- Plant Density: 2.5 plants per m²
- Harvesting Period: 27 March 2017 – 12 September 2017 (24 weeks)
- Number of Harvests: 25
Goals
This project aims on getting representative data for pepper growing in a closed greenhouse environment. The results were analyzed in terms of production and water use efficiency.
The main factors studied are:
Two pepper cultivars (Yellow and red)
Result overview
- Yellow pepper was producing 20.4 kg/m² while red pepper 23.8 kg/m²
| Clear Glass | Production |
|---|---|
| Yellow | 20.4 kg/m², from which 75% good |
| Red | 23.8 kg/m², from which 86% good |
- Good fruit quality standards for both cultivars.