TCP/BHA/2802
Manual Hot Pepper Seed and Crop Production in the Bahamas
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Prepared by the FAO project TCP/BHA/2802 |
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THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD QUALITY SEED
Production of quality declared seed of Bahamian Goat and Finger Peppers
The nursery
Selecting the nursery site
Insect-proof nursery construction
Material requirements for the construction of an insect-proof nursery
Potting soil
Seed sowing and young plant production
Summary of programme to produce satisfactory pepper seedlings
Selecting the site
Isolation and rotation
Soil
Preparing the site
Summary of points to consider during site selection and preparation
Transplanting the seedlings
Summary of points to consider when planting out
NUTRITION OF THE HOT PEPPER CROP
Fertilizing at planting time
Fertilizing at the start of flowering
Fertilizing when the first fruit have developed
Fertilizing after first fruiting
Methods of fertilizer application
Summary of the main fertilizer application stages
Ridge and furrow
Overhead irrigation
Drip and trickle irrigation
Other irrigation systems
Disadvantages from weeds and volunteer crop plants
Control by cultivation
Control by weed killers (herbicides)
PESTS AND DISEASES OF HOT PEPPER
HARVESTING, GRADING AND POST HARVEST MANAGEMENT
Harvesting
Time of harvesting
How to harvest
Grading
Packing
Transporting
DIFFERENT TYPES OF MARKETED HOT PEPPER IN THE CARIBBEAN REGION
ORGANIC CROPS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES