AgronoBlog – Agriculture Blog Germination and emergence:
The pre-emergence period varies between 8 and 12 days, and is faster when the temperature is higher. Almost any damage that occurs during this period has lethal consequences and this is the stage in which the maximum mortality occurs.
Seedling growth:
After the development of the cotyledonal leaves, the growth of true leaves begins, which are alternate and smaller than the leaves of an adult plant. From here on, a slow growth of the aerial part is detected, while the plant continues to develop the root system, that is, elongating and deepening the taproot and beginning to produce some lateral secondary roots. The plant’s tolerance to damage is beginning to increase, but it is still considered to be very susceptible.
Vegetative growth:
From the production of the sixth to the eighth leaf, the growth rate of the root system is gradually reduced; instead that of the foliage and stems increases, the leaves reach their maximum size, the main stem forks and as the plant grows, both stems branch. Plant phenology is generally summarized as: germination and emergence, seedling growth, rapid vegetative growth, flowering and fruiting. If it is going to be sown by transplant, this should be done when the seedling is beginning the stage of rapid growth. The maximum growth rate is reached during this period and then gradually decreases as the plant enters the flowering and fruiting stage, and the developing fruits begin to accumulate the products of photosynthesis.
Flowering and fruiting:
At the beginning of the flowering stage, the sweet pepper produces abundant terminal flowers on most of the branches, although due to the type of branching of the plant, they seem to be produced in pairs in the axils of the upper leaves. The flowering period is prolonged until the load of set fruits corresponds to the capacity of the plant to ripen them. Under optimal conditions, most of the first flowers produce fruit, then a period occurs during which most of the flowers abort. As the fruits grow, vegetative growth and the production of new flowers are inhibited.
When the first fruits begin to ripen, a new phase of vegetative growth and flower production begins. In this way, the cultivation of sweet chili has fruit production cycles that overlap with the following cycles of flowering and vegetative growth. This pattern of fruiting gives rise to fruits with different degrees of maturity in the plants, which usually allows weekly harvests. or biweekly for a period that ranges between 6 and 15 weeks, depending on the management given to the crop. The greatest number of fruits and the largest fruits are produced during the first fruiting cycle, approximately between 90 and 100 days. Subsequent cycles tend to produce progressively fewer or smaller fruits, as a result of deterioration and exhaustion of the plant.
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Taken from:
NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY TECHNOLOGY. Technical Guide for the Cultivation of Sweet Chile.