Growth performance of chili (Capsicum annuum) grown on oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) compost media in comparison to other media

Awang Omar, Dayang Sabrina (2007) Growth performance of chili (Capsicum annuum) grown on oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) compost media in comparison to other media. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

Empty oil palm fruit bunch (EFB) is one of the major agro-waste produced by oil palm industry in Malaysia. This research was undertaken to determine the suitability of EFB compost media (Treatment 2) for growing chili (Capsicum annuum) in comparison to top soil media (Treatment I) and another media mixture of top soil plus sand plus chicken litter in 3:2: 1 ratio by volume (Treatment 3). Each treatment was replicated five times under complete random design under a rain shelter structure. Chili plants grown on the top soil treatment media produced significantly higher yields of fruits at 87.25 g per plant or 7.6 fruits per plant. However, the performance of chili plants grown in EFB treatment media showed better vegetative growth in term of plants height with 48. 79 cm of mean height. In term of fruit yield, chili plants grown on EFB treatment media produced the least fruits with per plant yield of 26.36 g of fruits mean weight or 2.6 fruits per plant. The growth of chili planted in the EFB treatment media was probably influenced by the nitrogen content of this media which was much higher than the other treatment media in producing better vegetative growth much more than reproductive development. Factors other than the effect of treatment media were also observed resulting in the overall low yield of chili regardless of media used and notably serious were the greenhouse whiteflies (Trialeurodes vaporariorum) and anthracnose ( Colletotrichum capsici).

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences
Depositing User:	Mr. Azman Mohamad
Date Deposited:	17 Dec 2024 02:29
Last Modified:	17 Dec 2024 02:29
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2256

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