What causes curved peppers
Peppers normally have a straight shape, but in cultivation and production it is often found that besides straight ones, there are also many curved ones, sometimes even ones curved into a loop, and also twisted curved peppers. So why is this, why do they grow abnormally, how should this abnormality be avoided, how should this phenomenon be prevented? Now let us go and find the answers together.
During the flowering period, low temperature, high temperature or heavy rain is encountered. This causes poor flowering, and sometimes the pollen loses its vitality and becomes useless, so pollination cannot achieve fertilization or fertilization is poor. Fruits with poor fertilization grow abnormally and become deformed and curved, unable to maintain a normal shape. Estimate the timing roughly, try not to let the flowering period encounter rain, and it can be sown appropriately earlier; also, manual pollination can be used to ensure successful fertilization.
2. Insufficient light
The planting site is too shady, cannot receive light, and then insufficient light affects flower bud differentiation, producing deformed flowers. If the deformed flowers happen to develop, they will produce deformed fruits, and the fruits will also show curvature. It is best to plant on land facing the sun, and do not plant on land surrounded by dense woods and tall trees. For greenhouse cultivation, it should face south with its back to the north, and the film should be chosen with good light transmittance.
3. Nutritional deficiency
When the soil lacks nutrients, or when the soil itself is barren, it leads to poor plant growth vigor and insufficient nutrient supply. The nutrients will first be supplied to the plant itself, and the fruits lacking nutrients will not be able to keep up with growth, so the fruits will curve. In the early stage of growth, nitrogen fertilizer should be controlled so as not to grow too vigorously, because in the later stage it will compete with the fruits for nutrients. Fertilizer should be applied separately, and nutrients must not be lacking. It is best to have sufficient base fertilizer; if no additional fertilizer is applied later, nutrients will also not be too lacking.
4. Drought and waterlogging
During drought, there is very little soil moisture, and the concentration of the soil solution becomes higher. As the concentration rises, the root system cannot absorb, or absorbs very little, so both nutrients and water will be lacking, and this easily causes curvature. Likewise, waterlogging also affects root growth and absorption, and sometimes suffocation and rot make absorption impossible. Therefore, keep it moist. During drought, water and irrigate in time; during waterlogging, drain in time and loosen the soil.
Curved peppers are ultimately a kind of fruit deformity, so the causes are some basic environmental condition factors, as well as the key period of flowering and pollination. Only suitable temperature, light, water and nutrients can promote normal growth.