Evaluation of vermicompost leachate in the organic fertilization of the chili pepper crop

The use of vermicompost leachate has a biostimulant effect, due to its high biological quality, as well as being an alternative to increase the nutritional status of plants, which favors the promotion of growth and development in crops. Therefore, the general objective of this research was to evaluate the leachate of vermicompost in the organic fertilization of the chili pepper crop. In this way, the research was framed from a positivist paradigm with a quantitative approach, a level of explanatory research and a methodological design of experimental field. The statistical design was completely randomized which was contemplated by 4 treatments and 12 plants per treatment, these were the following: T0: without fertilization; T1: application of vermicompost leachate at a 25% dilution; T2: application of vermicompost leachate at 50% dilution; T3: application of vermicompost leachate at 75% dilution; the measured variables were: seedling emergency capacity, plant height, number of leaves, leaf diameter, stem diameter and root length. The results showed no statistical differences between the treatments applied for the variables of emergency capacity, growth and development the chili pepper crop; however, an increase of T3 is observed in the variables evaluated compared to the other dosages used.