| Scientific Name |
Capsicum annuum |
| Hybrid |
F1 Byadgi 1257 |
| Soil |
Hot Pepper grows in deep, well-drained, well-aerated, fertile soils like light loamy, sandy loam, or black soils rich in lime and inorganic matter. Optimal pH: 6.5–7.5. |
| Land Preparation |
Plough 3–4 times for fine tilth. Incorporate FYM @ 25–30 t/ha during the last ploughing. Ridges/furrows recommended for irrigated summer crop; plant on furrows in summer and ridges in rainy season. Shade for 1 week in summer. |
| Spacing |
Light Soil: 60 × 45 cm
Medium Soil: 75 × 60 cm
Heavy Soil: 90 × 60 cm |
| Climate |
Grown in tropical & sub-tropical areas up to 2000 m altitude. Ideal temperature: 20–30°C. |
| Season |
All seasons |
| Seed Rate |
Light Soil: 0.15 Kg/ha
Medium Soil: 0.12 Kg/ha
Heavy Soil: 0.12 Kg/ha |
| Fertilizers & Manures |
| Type |
Quantity / Notes |
| FYM |
25–30 t/ha |
| Nitrogen (N) |
200 Kg/ha |
| Phosphorus (P₂O₅) |
250 Kg/ha |
| Potassium (K₂O) |
250 Kg/ha |
| Any special cases: No |
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| Irrigation |
Light irrigation during first month. In summer, irrigate alternate days for light soils. |
| Weed Control |
Manual weeding 2–3 times |
| Any Special Crop Practices |
Staking required in fertile and windy areas. |
| Diseases |
| Name of the Disease |
Symptoms & Management |
| Anthracnose |
Circular sunken spots with black margins; fruits drop prematurely.
Control: Chlorothalonil 75% WP (1.5g/L), Azoxystrobin 23% SC (1ml/L), Zineb 75% WP (2g/L), Kresoxim methyl 44.3 SC @ 1 g/L, Azoxystrobin 4.7% + Mancozeb 59.7% + Tebuconazole 5.6% WG @ 3 g/L |
| Powdery Mildew |
Powdery mass on leaves, rapid defoliation.
Control: Hexaconazole 5% EC @1 ml/L, Tebuconazole 50% + Trifloxystrobin 25% @ 0.5 g/L, Meptyl dinocap @ 0.5 g/L, Polyoxin D Zinc Salt 5% SC @ 2 ml/L, Tribasic Copper Sulphate 35.5 SC @ 3 ml/L |
| Frog Eye Leaf Spot |
Chlorotic lesions turning grayish brown with sporulation.
Control: Chlorthalonil 75% WP @ 2 g/L |
| Fusarium Wilt |
Wilting, inward/upward leaf rolling, yellowing leaves.
Control: Captan 70% + Hexaconazole 5% WP @ 2 g/L |
| Bacterial Leaf Spot |
Yellow spots on young leaves, dark water-soaked lesions on older leaves, warty fruits.
Control: Thiophenate Methyl 33% + Kasugomycin 2.21% SC @2.5 ml/L, Kasugomycin 5% + COC 45% WP @ 2 g/L |
| Die Back |
Tip drying (Apical meristem) and leaf drying.
Control: Azoxystrobin 4.7% + Mancozeb 59.7% + Tebuconazole 5.6% WG @3 g/L |
| Chilli Leaf Curl (ChLCV) |
Curling leaves, small size, dwarfing; vector: Bemesia tabaci.
Control: Acephate 75% SP @1.5 g/L, Acetamiprid 20% SP @1.5 g/L, Thiamethoxam 25% WG @1.5 g/L, Difenthiuron 48% + Dinetofuran 8% WG @1.25 g/L. Use yellow sticky traps – 30–35/ha |
| CMV & CVMV |
Yellow & dark green areas, puckered leaves, deformed fruits.
Control: Same as ChLCV above |
| Collar Rot |
Discoloration of stem, wilting.
Control: Penflufen 13.28% + Trifloxystrobin 13.28% FS @0.5 ml/L, Pyraclostrobin 3.5% + Thiram 15% + Clothianidin 22.5% FS @0.5 ml/L |
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| Pests |
| Name of the Pest |
Symptoms & Management |
| Thrips |
Sucks sap from lower leaf surface causing silvery appearance, leaf distortion, reduced flowering.
Control: Azadirachtin 10000 PPM @2 ml/L, Fipronil 7% + Hexythiazox 2% SC @2 ml/L, Fluxametamide 10% EC 0.8 ml/L, Fluxametamide 5.81% + Bifenthrin 5.81% EC @1.25 ml/L, Thiacloprid 250 SC @2 ml/L |
| White Fly & Aphids |
Suck plant sap causing crinkling and curling of leaves.
Control: Acephate 75% SP @1.5 g/L, Acetamiprid 20% SP @1.5 g/L, Thiamethoxam 25% WG @1.5 g/L, Difenthiuron 48% + Dinetofuran 8% WG @1.25 g/L, yellow sticky traps -30–35/ha |
| Mites |
Suck sap from lower leaf surface causing downward curling, reduced lamina, stunted growth.
Control: Etoxazole 10% SC @0.75 ml/L, Fenzaquin 10% EC @2 ml/L, Propargite 57% EC @1 ml/L, Spiromesifen 240 SC @1 ml/L |
| Fruit Borer & Leaf Cutter |
Adult larvae bore inside fruit & stem.
Control: Cyclaniliprole 10% DC @0.8 ml/L, Chlorantraniliprole 4.5% + Novaluron 11.5% + Emamectin Benzoate 1.5% SE @1 ml/L |
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| Harvesting |
Green Fruits: 70–75 DAT
Red Fruits: 100–110 DAT |
| Yield |
Green Fruits: 20–22 MT/ha, Red Fruits: 2–2.5 MT/ha |
