Completed project
Increasing productivity and extending seasonality in soil grown vegetables using capsicum as a candidate (VG12103)
Publication date: September 21, 2016
Delivery Partner: The Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
Long-term productivity trials investigated the value of capsicum rootstocks, varieties, ratooning and shading over the course of this project, which ran in Queensland from 2013 to 2016.
Researchers began with a literature review of plant material, production techniques and technological advances in capsicum and chilli, which informed the subsequent work. In all, the team conducted five trials.
Findings and achievements included:
A cheap retractable protective net cover reduced sunburn loss by 30 per cent and enhanced fruit quality.
This project was a strategic levy investment in the Hort Innovation Vegetable Fund
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