The study of economically valuable traits of sweet pepper collection varieties and effectiveness economic evaluation of their cultivation in the conditions of protected ground in Armenia

Abstract

In the conditions of an unheated film greenhouse 14 collection sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) samples were studied: Darovita F1, N-62-439 (Nickerson-Zwaan), Yupiter F1, Dimentio F1, Blondi F1 (Syngenta), AVPP 0503, AVPP 0709, AVRDC-9946-2192, PBC-371, AVPP 0408, AVRDC-0701, AVPP 0910, AVPP 1115, AVPP 05483 - from genbank of AVRDC (Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center). According to the duration of the phenophases, 11 samples were assigned to the group of mid-ripening and 3 samples were classified as late-maturing. The varieties differed in shape, color, average weight of the fruit (within 76.1 to 208.4g). The total yield of variety samples varied from 8.9 to 15.9 kg/sq m, with the control variety “Sate”- 11.5 kg/sq m. Varieties AVPP 05483, N-62-439, AVPP 0503, AVRDC 0701 turned out to be the most highly productive, in which the increase to the standard was 20.9, 22.6, 33.0, 38.3% and profitability of cultivation was 125.6, 120.3, 129.1, 130.7% respectively. Variety samples from AVRDC AVPP 0503 with the name “Narinj” and AVRDC-0701 - “Loshtak” passed the State Variety Testing and are now successfully cultivated in greenhouses of Armenia.