Assessing Chilli Genotypes in Vertisols of Andhra Pradesh, India

Chilli (Capsicum annuum L.) is one of the most important spice crops in India valued for domestic and export market. Andhra Pradesh ranks first in area, production and productivity of chilli. The present investigation was carried out with thirteen promising chilli genotypes in randomized block design replicated thrice. The thirteen promising genotypes were used to study their performance for growth, yield attributing and yield in chilli. The chilli accessions differed significantly for all the traits evaluated. Among the thirteen lines evaluated, genotype SKAU-128 recorded maximum plant height (97.7cm), genotype ST-37 recorded higher number of primary branches, ST-07 has was earlier in flowering, LCA-334 recorded highest mean fruit weight. The present study revealed that among the genotypes tested for, LCA-334 recorded the highest mean yield (133 q/ha) being on par withRHRCH-10-2 (126.4q/ha).