Evaluation of a New Mexico Landrace and Two Commercial Chile (Capsicum annuum) Cultivars under Four Furrow Irrigation Schedules
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Description of the Study Area
2.2. Experimental Design and Treatments
2.3. Seedling Establishment and Transplanting
2.5. Crop Data
2.6. Flood Irrigation System Installation
2.7. Irrigation Schedule Development and Total Water Applied
2.8. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Yield Components
3.2. Physiological Components
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Week | Maximum Temperature (°C) | Minimum Temperature (°C) | Precipitation y (cm) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 20.8 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
2 | 26.3 | 6.2 | 0.0 |
3 | 31 | 9.6 | 0.0 |
4 | 31.3 | 7.6 | 0.0 |
5 | 31.1 | 9.7 | 0.0 |
6 | 33.8 | 9.7 | 0.0 |
7 | 32.9 | 11.6 | 0.0 |
8 | 33.9 | 14.3 | 0.0 |
9 | 32.7 | 14.2 | 0.0 |
10 | 33.1 | 15.7 | 0.0 |
11 | 30.9 | 14.8 | 0.0 |
12 | 32.5 | 13.2 | 0.0 |
13 | 34.2 | 13 | 0.0 |
Season Average | 31.1 | 11.0 | 0.0 z |
Week | Maximum Temperature (°C) | Minimum Temperature (°C) | Precipitation y (cm) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 27.9 | 5.9 | 0.0 |
2 | 28.5 | 5.9 | 0.0 |
3 | 30.8 | 6.3 | 0.0 |
4 | 32.1 | 8.1 | 0.0 |
5 | 32.8 | 10.1 | 0.0 |
6 | 35.3 | 11.3 | 0.0 |
7 | 35.7 | 14.0 | 0.0 |
8 | 30.4 | 13.8 | 0.0 |
9 | 32.4 | 13.3 | 0.0 |
10 | 33.7 | 12.8 | 0.0 |
11 | 33.4 | 14.5 | 0.0 |
12 | 32.8 | 14.9 | 0.0 |
13 | 33.3 | 14.4 | 0.0 |
14 | 31.1 | 12.8 | 0.0 |
Season Average | 32.2 | 11.3 | 0.0 z |
Harvest Response Variables z | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cultivar | Irrigation Interval | Fresh Red | Fresh Green | Dry Red | Diseased |
Chimayo | 7 | 4.0 a y | 5.2 ab | 0.8 a | 0.1 |
Chimayo | 9 | 2.1 b | 6.3 a | 0.4 ab | 0.1 |
Chimayo | 11 | 3.3 ab | 4.8 b | 0.7 a | 0.4 |
Chimayo | 13 | 2.5 b | 4.3 c | 0.5 ab | 0.2 |
Sandia | 7 | 1.9 a | 8.9 a | 0.4 ab | 0.1 |
Sandia | 9 | 0.8 b | 7.9 ab | 0.1 b | 0.3 |
Sandia | 11 | 1.4 ab | 4.4 b | 0.5 a | 0.4 |
Sandia | 13 | 1.7 a | 5.9 ab | 0.4 ab | 0.1 |
Big Jim | 7 | - u | 14.1 a | - | 0.6 |
Big Jim | 9 | - | 11.2 ab | - | 0.9 |
Big Jim | 11 | - | 13.8 a | - | 0.6 |
Big Jim | 13 | - | 10.1 b | - | 1.0 |
Significance (p ≤ 0.05) | |||||
Irrigation Interval v | 0.0040 | 0.0087 | 0.0372 | NS | |
Cultivar w | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | |
Irrigation Interval × Cultivar x | NS t | NS | NS | NS |
Harvest Response Variables z | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cultivar | Irrigation Interval | Fresh Red | Fresh Green | Dry Red | Diseased |
Chimayo | 7 | 1.3 z | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Chimayo | 9 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
Chimayo | 11 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Chimayo | 13 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Sandia | 7 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Sandia | 9 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Sandia | 11 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Sandia | 13 | 0.9 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Big Jim | 7 | - v | 8.7 | - | 0.0 |
Big Jim | 9 | - | 4.7 | - | 0.1 |
Big Jim | 11 | - | 5.3 | - | 0.1 |
Big Jim | 13 | - | 4.3 | - | 0.0 |
Significance (p ≤ 0.05) | |||||
Irrigation Interval w | NS u | NS | NS | NS | |
Cultivar x | <0.0001 | 0.0049 | <0.0001 | NS | |
Irrigation Interval × Cultivar y | NS | NS | NS | NS |
Physiological Variables | |||
---|---|---|---|
Cultivar | Irrigation Interval | Pungency y (Scoville Heat Units) | Extractable Red Color x (ASTA Units) |
Chimayo | 7 | 6228.2 | 134.1 ab |
Chimayo | 9 | 4771.8 | 150.7 a |
Chimayo | 11 | 6833.2 | 109.2 b |
Chimayo | 13 | 5499.3 | 136.5 ab |
Sandia | 7 | 5362.3 b z | 106.4 |
Sandia | 9 | 14,927.1 a | 101.2 |
Sandia | 11 | 9312.1 ab | 113.4 |
Sandia | 13 | 10,605.4 ab | 107.7 |
Big Jim | 7 | 5860.9 | - w |
Big Jim | 9 | 13,292.9 | - |
Big Jim | 11 | 10,522.3 | - |
Big Jim | 13 | 6233.4 | - |
Significance (p ≤ 0.05) | |||
Irrigation Interval t | 0.0390 | NS s | |
Cultivar u | 0.0252 | <0.0001 | |
Irrigation Interval × Cultivar v | NS | NS |
Physiological Variables | |||
---|---|---|---|
Cultivar | Irrigation Interval | Pungency y (Scoville Heat Units) | Extractable Red Color x (ASTA Units) |
Chimayo | 7 | 11,908.1 | 125.5 |
Chimayo | 9 | 11,796.5 | 113.7 |
Chimayo | 11 | 9281.0 | 135.1 |
Chimayo | 13 | 13,734.2 | 107.6 |
Sandia | 7 | 14,834.5 a z | 122.6 |
Sandia | 9 | 7588.6 b | 114.6 |
Sandia | 11 | 10,111.3 ab | 121.9 |
Sandia | 13 | 12,969.1 ab | 118.2 |
Big Jim | 7 | 6752.3 ab | - w |
Big Jim | 9 | 7821.6 ab | - |
Big Jim | 11 | 9523.2 a | - |
Big Jim | 13 | 4281.2 b | - |
Significance (p ≤ 0.05) | |||
Irrigation Interval t | NS s | NS | |
Cultivar u | 0.0026 | NS | |
Irrigation Interval x Cultivar v | NS | NS |
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Joukhadar, I.; Walker, S. Evaluation of a New Mexico Landrace and Two Commercial Chile (Capsicum annuum) Cultivars under Four Furrow Irrigation Schedules. Horticulturae 2018, 4, 4. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae4010004
Joukhadar I, Walker S. Evaluation of a New Mexico Landrace and Two Commercial Chile (Capsicum annuum) Cultivars under Four Furrow Irrigation Schedules. Horticulturae. 2018; 4(1):4. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae4010004
Chicago/Turabian StyleJoukhadar, Israel, and Stephanie Walker. 2018. "Evaluation of a New Mexico Landrace and Two Commercial Chile (Capsicum annuum) Cultivars under Four Furrow Irrigation Schedules" Horticulturae 4, no. 1: 4. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae4010004
APA StyleJoukhadar, I., & Walker, S. (2018). Evaluation of a New Mexico Landrace and Two Commercial Chile (Capsicum annuum) Cultivars under Four Furrow Irrigation Schedules. Horticulturae, 4(1), 4. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae4010004