How to Cultivate Chili Pepper - TvAgro por Juan Gonzalo Angel

Twitter @juangangel Programa: programa aji completo_close caption.mp4 The pepper comes from the areas between the southern United States and Colombia. His archaeological finds in Tehuacan, Central Mexico, dating from 6.500 to 5.000 BC. It was the first species that found the Spaniards in America, and in the most advanced, Mexico and Peru agricultural regions, its use was more intense and varied. Southern Europe and the United States ranks first in production of peppers or sweet peppers. Europe ranks first term in semipicantes for the production of paprika, and the United States for tabasco. Currently, pepper is grown in almost every region of the globe in the form of sweet and hot peppers or hot pepper - taking the first major economic importance. taxonomic classification Kingdom: Plantae - Plants Subkingdom: Tracheobionta Superdivision: Spermatophyta Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Subclass: Asteridae Order: Solanales Family: Solanaceae Genre: Capsicum L. Species: Capsicum chinense Jacq. economic importance and food Chili ranks first in importance within the vegetables grown in the country and, together with the garlic and onion, it is the most consumed as a condiment. CLIMATIC FACTORS The vegetative cycle of this plant varieties depends on the temperature at different times (germination, flowering, ripening), the length of day and light intensity. Chili needs a daily average temperature of 24 ° C. Below 15 ° C growth is bad and 10 ° C crop development is paralyzed. With temperatures above 35 ° C fruiting it is very weak or no, especially if the air is dry. SOILS The culture adapts to different soil types, but prefers deep soils, 30 to 60 centimeters deep, if possible, sandy, silty loam or clay loam, high organic matter and are well drained. Chili adapts and develops in soils with pH from 6.5 to 7.0 but consider that in soils with a pH of 5.5 is no need to make amendments. Below or above the indicated values ​​is not recommended for planting because it affects the availability of nutrients. It is very important to know and consider the soil pH because it indicates the ranges for the proper use and assimilation of fertilizers and especially when they are of nitrogenous origin. Fuente: http://losajicitosdeunesur.blogspot.c... Juan Gonzalo Angel Restrepo www.tvagro.tv

There are no comments yet.

Please log in to write the first comment.