Introduction to the Xiangjiao No. 9 pepper variety and its main characteristics
A first-generation early-maturing pepper hybrid bred by the Hunan Vegetable Research Institute using specially selected Fudijian × specially selected Qiemen as parents. Plant height about 50cm, spread about 55cm, compact plant type, the first flower borne at the 10th--13th node, fruit thick ox-horn shaped, about 13.5cm long, transverse diameter about 3.8cm, fruit dark green, average single fruit weight about 35g. About 45 days from transplanting to harvest, early fruit about 20 days from flowering to harvest, relatively strong tolerance to cold and moisture, average tolerance to heat and drought, highly resistant to TMV virus. Fresh fruit Vc content 152.7mg/100g, total sugar 3.34%, capsaicin 0.07%, dry matter 13.1%. Early yield about 1000kg/mu, total yield about 3000kg/mu. Suitable for planting in Hunan, Henan, Anhui, Liaoning, Gansu and other provinces and similar ecological regions.
Key cultivation techniques: ① Sowing rate 50--80g/mu. ② Apply sufficient base fertilizer, topdress twice from transplanting to flowering, and topdress once after the first batch of fruit sets and after each harvest.