Abstract

COMPARATIVE STUDY OF MORPHOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL COMPONENTS USING ORGANIC AND INORGANIC TREATMENT IN CAPSICUM ANNUM VARIETIES.

Deepa H. and Subhashini A.*

Abstract

Chilli is an important spice and vegetable crop cultivated throughout in India. Capsaicin the pungency factory in chilli is an active counter irritant. Chilli contains the colouring matter Capsanthin – Carotenoid pigment and it is also an excellent source of vitamin A and Vitamin C. The present study is one such attempt to prove the efficacy of age old practice methods of crop development and improvement by Organic treatments like 3% Panchakavya, 3% Vermicompost, and its combination (3% Panchakavya + 3% vermicompost), and chemical treatment 0.02% Sodium azide in capsicum varieties like CO-1, K2, Jwala. As the result of the study showed that the 3% Panchakavya treatment shows the improvement in the crops by height, number of branches, flowers, fruits and in biochemical compounds. The CO-1 variety shows the best improved crop of all the varieties by the comparing the morphological parameters and spectrophotometric estimations of the biochemical compounds were tested.

Keywords: Capsicum annum, Capsaicin, Organic treatment, Panchakavya