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Fig. 5. Fresh yield<br />

<strong>of</strong> 10 sweet pepper<br />

varieties compared<br />

with <strong>the</strong> yield <strong>of</strong> a<br />

local variety.<br />

Peppers were<br />

planted <strong>in</strong><br />

December and<br />

yielded from<br />

February till May.<br />

Yield <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> best<br />

variety, ‘Super<br />

Beitar’, was almost<br />

five times greater<br />

than that <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

local variety<br />

yield (t/ha)<br />

60<br />

50<br />

40<br />

30<br />

20<br />

10<br />

0<br />

Super Beitar<br />

Paso Real<br />

Gra ndisimo<br />

Telestar<br />

Capricho<br />

Alonzo<br />

variety<br />

Alexandra<br />

Flush<br />

El Charro<br />

l.s.d.(0.05)= 4.67<br />

Liberty bell<br />

Local<br />

yield (t/ha)<br />

80<br />

60<br />

40<br />

20<br />

0<br />

Safi<br />

Antillais<br />

Habanero<br />

Hot Early J.<br />

Escondia<br />

Purica<br />

Del Arbol<br />

Cochiti<br />

Thaillandais<br />

Chimiyo<br />

variety<br />

Alcalde<br />

Hot Purica<br />

Hot R<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Hidalgo<br />

Caribe<br />

Long Th<strong>in</strong><br />

Numex<br />

Cascabella<br />

Fig. 6. Fresh yield<br />

<strong>of</strong> 18 hot pepper<br />

varieties. <strong>The</strong> best<br />

varieties were Safi,<br />

Antillais and<br />

Habanero. All<br />

three varieties are<br />

very pungent and<br />

have a square fruit<br />

shape. Anttilais<br />

had poorer fruit<br />

quality<br />

cobs yield (t/ha)<br />

70<br />

60<br />

50<br />

40<br />

30<br />

20<br />

l.s.d.(0.05)= 18.55<br />

Fig. 7. Cob yield <strong>of</strong> five<br />

sweet corn varieties.<br />

True Gold, an open<br />

poll<strong>in</strong>ated variety,<br />

yielded substantially<br />

more than o<strong>the</strong>r<br />

varieties <strong>in</strong> all<br />

production seasons<br />

10<br />

0<br />

True Gold Jubilee Double standard Zs 102 Hawai ss<br />

variety<br />

245

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