Evaluation of Bell Pepper Growth and Yield at two Organic Fertilizer Production Sites

Abstract

Among the options for improving Capsicum annuum L., fertilization increases nutrient availability. The objective was to evaluate eight bell pepper genotypes with two study factors: 1) greenhouse, 2) open field. The fertilization sources applied as treatments were: 1) solarized manure, 2) vermicompost, 3) poultry manure, and a control with Steiner solutions. The results show a significant difference between genotypes and fertilizers, mainly expressed in growth. Fruit weight for genotype 1 with cow manure or poultry manure, genotype 5 with cow manure or vermicompost and genotype 6 with chicken manure showed the best interactions with 81.5, 118.96, 75.63, 82.7 and 81.49 g. Therefore, there was a significant difference in the response of the genes involved in the control of the characteristics to fertilizers.