cultivation practices of chilli

1. WEL COME

2. CULTIVATION PRACTICES OF
CHILLI

3. NAME :- TOKARE ANKUSH LAHANU
REG NO :- AMPU 100744
COLLEGE :- GOVINDRAOJI NIKAM COLLEGE
OF AGRICULTURE .
MODULE NAME :- VEGETABLE PRODUCTION
SUBJECT :- CULTIVATION PRACTICES OF
CHILLI.

4. Contents

5. INTRODUCTION
 The chilli is a fruit of plants belongs to the
family of “ Solanaceae” & genus of
“Capsicum”.
 The chilli is also being termed as “Chilli
Pepper” in many parts of world.
 Chilli is one of the most valuable crops of India.
 The crop is grown largely for its fruits all over
the India.
 It is used in India as a principle ingredient of
various curries, and chutneys.
 Chillies can also be grown successfully in

6.  Botanical Name -
 Capsicum Annum L.
(Fruits are long or small, but pungency is
high.)
 Capsicum frutescence L.
(Large and inflated variety with very little
pungency.)
 Family -
Solanaceous

7. Climate and Soil
 Climate :-
 The chili is a plant of tropical and sub -tropical region
-It grows well in warm and humid climate and a
temperature of 200 C to 250C.
 Chilli requires a warm and humid climate for its best
growth and dry weather during the maturation of
fruits.
 As a rained crop, it is grown in areas receiving an
annual precipitation of 25-30 inches.

8. Climate and Soil
Soil:-
 Chilli can be grown in all type of soft but the sandy -
loam, clay loam and loam soil
 Acidic soils are not suitable for chili cultivation.
 The land is prepared by giving 2-3 ploughings and
clod crushing after each ploughing.
 Compost or FYM @ 150-200 quintals should be
spread and mixed well in the soil at least 15-20 days
before sowing.

9. Seed treatment
 Seed should not be treated with any
chemical fungicides or pesticides in chilli
farming
 trichoderma & psuedomonas sp @ 10g/
kg

10. Nursery raising chilli
 Fresh chilli seeds are sown in well prepared
nursery beds.
 Although in can be sown by broadcast method
in the main field.
 Transplanting method is preferred for better
quality to survival.
 Seed germination time is 5 to 7 days.
 40-5 days old seedlings are transplanted the
actual field

11. Nursery raised chilli plants

12.  Sowing Time and Seed Rate
 In case of chilli crop, for kharif it sown in May
- June and for summer crop, it is sown in the
month of January.
 1/2 kg seed is required for 1 hectare area.
 Layout & Spacing
• Ridges and furrow type of layout is used.
• Seedlings are raised on raised bed.
• Spacing for rained crops is 60 x 45 cm & for
irrigated crops is 60 x 60 cm.

13. Manures & Fertilizers
 9 to 10 tones / hectare of FYM or compost is
applied at the time of field preparation.
 In chilli for rained crop 50 kg N and 25 kg P
should be applied 1/2 dose of N full dose of P
applied at the time of transplanting.
 Remaining Yi dose of N applied 30 days after
transplanting.
 irrigated crop 100 kg N, 50kg P & 50 kg K should
be applied per hectare.
 Fertilizers are applied in four equal doses.

14. Insect Pest
 1) Chilli Thrips
 2) Pod Borer
 3) Aphids
 Diseases
 1) Damping Off
 2) Bacterial Leaf Spot
 3) Anthracnose
 4) Leaf Curl

15. Improved Varieties
 Kankan Kirti - It yields 12-14 tones per hectare of
green chilli (BSKKV, Dapoli)
 Agnirekha - (MPKV, Rahuri)
 Musahvadi - 1987 at the national level. village
Musahvadi, Dist. Ahmednagar (M.S.)
 Phule Jyoti - It is released in 1995 for kharif season
(MPKV, Rahuri)
 Pbiile Sai - It retains the colour in storage for 6-7
months (MPKV, Rahuri)

16. Irrigation
 Chilli is grown both as rain fed and irrigated
crop.
 First irrigation is given after the transplanting
and subsequent irrigations are given 5-7
days.
 Every 10 to 15 days in winter.
 The maintenance of uniform soil moisture is
essential to prevent blossom & fruit drops.
 Flowers and /or flower bud abscission was
increased under short day (day length 12

17. Interculture Operations
 2-3 shallow hoeing should be given to the
soil to kill the weeds
 provide soil mulch during early stages of
growth- Application of weedicides for
controlling the weeds
 Lasso @ 1.5 litre per hectare with one
hand weeding or Tok-E 25@ 2 litres per
hectare with one hand weeding were
effective in controlling the weeds.

18. Harvesting and Yield
 Harvesting
 Chillies which are used for vegetable
purposes are generally harvested while they
are still green but full grown.
 Chilli is highly perishable in nature, it
requires more attention during harvest,
should be done at the right stage of maturity.
 Post harvesting Tasks :-
this can be done in 3 phases
1) Draying 2) Grading 3) Packing & Storage.

19.  Green chilli
 Fully riped chilli

20.  Yield
 The yield varies according to the system
of cultivation the yield of dry chillies of
rain fed crop is 200 – 400kg & irrigated
crop
 The proportion of dry to fresh japed
chillies varies from 25- to 40 %.

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