Effect of Different Drip Irrigation Level on Yield Attributes of Coloured Capsicum Hybirds (Capsicum annuum var. grossum L.) Under Shade net

Abstract

Capsicum is also known as bell pepper orsweet pepper or shimla mirchi which is a cool seasontropical crop, belongs to the family Solanaceae, andis native of South and Central America. Fruits of Shimlamirchi are large (usually bell shaped; hence calledbell pepper) and non-pungent (hence also called sweetpepper). The term Shimla mirchi originated becauseprobably it was first cultivated in Shimla region(temperate climate), which was suitable for itscultivation. It attained a status of high value crop inIndia in recent years, occupying an area of 46 thousandhectares, producing 327 thousand metric tons.