Detailed Introduction to the Red Hot Pepper Variety Hero
Hero pepper is an excellent hot pepper variety bred by Known-You Seed Co., Ltd. of Taiwan, China, featuring high yield, good quality and strong resistance. In variety comparison trials and production demonstrations, it has performed outstandingly and has good promotion value. Under protected cultivation, the yield per mu can reach 3000 kg, and the output value can exceed 5000 yuan.
1 Characteristics and traits
The plant grows vigorously, with a plant height of 75 cm and a spread of 70 cm, strong branching, and dense internodes. With proper management, a single plant can bear more than 150 fruits. The young fruit is deep green, the fruit length is 15-18 cm, the transverse diameter is 1.5 cm, the fruit surface is smooth, and the fruit is cone-shaped with a strong pungency. The soluble solids content of the fruit is as high as 6.2%, crude fiber reaches 3.52%, vitamin C reaches 133.2 mg/100g, and carotene content reaches 8.2 mg/100g. The whole growth period is 280 days, with strong disease resistance and good growth at low temperatures. It takes 80 days from transplanting to harvest.
2 Key cultivation points
2.1 Seedling raising: Cultivating strong seedlings is the key to high yield. Use a small arch shed for seedling raising, with a sowing rate of 3 g per sq m of seedbed area. Sow evenly. After sowing, cover with a mixture of fine soil and organic fertilizer, just enough to cover the seeds. After covering the seeds, cover the seedbed with a shade net to prevent excessive seedling growth caused by high temperatures. For protected cultivation, the sowing period is from July 15 to August 5.
2.2 Land preparation and transplanting: After broadcasting the base fertilizer, prepare the land and make high ridges for transplanting, with a ridge width of 1-1.2 m, a ridge furrow depth of 25 cm, a row spacing of 70 cm, and a plant spacing of 80 cm. Transplant in double rows. Transplanting can be done when there are 5-6 true leaves, with 2500 plants per mu.
2.3 Field management: Harvesting, integrated control of diseases, pests, and weeds, etc. are the same as for conventional varieties.