GROWTH AND YIELD OF PEPPER TRANSPLANTS AND DIRECT-SEEDED PLANTS Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • Pepper cv. `Jupiter' plants were field-grown from containerized transplants produced with either overhead (SPl) or sub-flotation (SP2) irrigation, or from direct seeding, in 3 years. Shoot and root growth were measured at frequent intervals. At planting, SPl transplants had larger basal root length and numbers than SP2 transplants. At the end of the growth period, basal, lateral, and taproot dry weights accounted for 81, 15, and 4% of the total for transplants, and 25, 57, and 18% of the total for direct-seeded plants. The coordination of growth (linear logarithm relationship) between root and shoot, changed after fruit set only in transplants. Over all seasons, transplants exhibited significantly higher yields than direct-seeded pepper plants.

published proceedings

  • HortScience

author list (cited authors)

  • Leskovar, D. I.

citation count

  • 0

complete list of authors

  • Leskovar, Daniel I

publication date

  • June 1991