What to Do About Pepper Flower and Fruit Drop? Prevention Methods and Growing Techniques
What should be done about pepper flower and fruit drop in summer? Please explain the solutions. The main reason for pepper flower and fruit drop in summer is that pepper flower buds are extremely prone to dropping once temperatures exceed 32°C. In addition, under the influence of high temperatures and dry weather, pests such as cotton bollworm, oriental tobacco budworm and red spider mite break out severely and cause widespread damage. At the same time...
What should be done about pepper flower and fruit drop in summer? Please explain the solutionsThe main reason for pepper flower and fruit drop in summer is that pepper flower buds are extremely prone to dropping once temperatures exceed 32°C. In addition, under the influence of high temperatures and dry weather, pests such as cotton bollworm, oriental tobacco budworm and red spider mite break out severely and cause widespread damage. At the same time, diseases such as pepper anthracnose, viral disease, blossom-end rot, soft rot and sunscald are also relatively common, and these are also important factors causing the "three drops" phenomenon in peppers.
The following methods can be used as solutions:
1. According to soil moisture conditions and weather conditions, water scientifically, so that plants can be watered in drought and drained in waterlogging:Under high temperature and dry weather conditions, watering should be done in time to ensure the normal water needs of the plants. In particular, the flower bud stage and fruiting stage are relatively sensitive to water demand, and when water is lacking, it is extremely easy to trigger the "three drops" phenomenon in peppers. Watering should preferably be done in the early morning. When heavy rainfall and waterlogging occur, standing water in the field should be drained in time.
2. Spraying for prevention and control:On the basis of doing a good job in pest and disease control, trace elements such as anti-drop agents and borax can be sprayed to increase the fruit-setting rate of the plants.
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