Growth, Yield and Adaptability Assessment of F1 Lines of Bell Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) The Smooth Cayenne F1 and Emperor F1 Under Agusan del Sur Province, Philippine Condition

Abstract

The study entitled “Growth, Yield and Adaptability Assessment of F1 Lines of Bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) Smooth Cayene and Emperor under Agusan del Sur Province Condition” The study was laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three treatments used were: T0-native variety, T1-improved smooth cayenne F1 and T2-emperor F1. Result revealed a highly significant difference between treatments were observed on the different F1 lines of bell pepper grown under Agusan del Sur condition in terms of number of days to flowering, number of days to fruit setting, length of fruit (cm) and weight of fruits per plant (g). While in terms of stem diameter (mm) and diameter of fruits per plant (mm), a significant difference was rolled between treatment means were observed. On the other hand, the plant height (cm) and number of fruits per plant revealed that there is no significant effects between treatment means were observed.