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Vol. 12 No. sp3 (2025): Advances in Plant Health Improvement for Sustainable Agriculture

Enhancing growth, yield and quality of mundu chilli (Capsicum annuum L.) through organic amendments for sustainable farming practice

DOI
https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.10260
Submitted
25 June 2025
Published
11-12-2025

Abstract

A field study was conducted during 2023-24 in Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, to evaluate the effects of various organic amendments on the growth, yield and quality of mundu chilli (Capsicum annuum L.). The experiment involved ten treatments, including combinations of organic amendments like farmyard manure (FYM), vermicompost (VC), poultry manure (PM), fish amino acid (FAA), egg amino acid (EAA), Panchagavya and 3G extract, compared against the recommended dose of fertilizers (RDF) as a control, in a randomized block design with three replications. Significant variations were observed among treatments, with treatment T8 (PM at 6 t/ha + FAA at 3 % + 3G extract at 3 %) showing superior results. T8 recorded the highest plant height (91 cm), number of branches (10.50). Yield attributes were also highest in T8, including number of fruits per plant (58.50), fruit length (2.10 cm) and dry fruit yield per hectare (1224 kg). Quality parameters in T8 were notably enhanced, with higher capsaicin content (0.50 %), oleoresin content (25.56 %) and colour values (ASTA 250.00).

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