Yield and Yield Attributes of Capsicum annum as Influenced by Coloured Shade Net and Shading Intensity

Abstract

An experiment was conducted at the Precision Farming Development Centre, ARS, Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner during 2015-16 to -2017-18 on loamy sand soil. The experiment comprised of four coloured shade net viz., green, red, white and black and three shading intensity (35%, 50% and 75%) under Factorial Randomized Block Design (FRBD) with three replications. Based on the three season pooled data the result revealed that capsicum gave maximum average fruit weight (86.77 g), average fruit length (25.91) and yield (558.24 q/ha) in red color shade net which is significantly higher over green and black colored shade net and remained at par with white colored shade net. Whereas, in shading intensity the maximum average fruit weight (87.14 g), average fruit length (26.15) and yield (542.44 q/ha) of capsicum was recorded with 50 percent of shading intensity which is closely followed by 75 percent shading intensity and significantly higher over 35 percent shading intensity. From the study it can be concluded that red coloured shade net with 50 per cent shading intensity would be ideal for cultivation of capsicum crops under protected conditions of shade net.