Abstract.
Pepper (Capsicum spp.) production by farmers in southwestern Nigeria is limited by low yield due to poor genetic potentials of most cultivars available, use of poor quality seeds, disease infestation, and poor managment practices among others. To overcome the constraints, some varieties of pepper developed at Embrapa Brazil and NIHORT Nigeria, were introducedfollowed bytraining of 100 small scale farmers . Participatory field demonstrations of the improved varieties of pepper were carried out to determine acceptability some of these pepper varieties among farmers. The two Brazilian sweet bell peppers (Z105, Z103 ) singificantly outyielded the local variety (F102). Two of the Rhombus shaped vaireties introduced (Z106 and Z107) also recorded sifgnificantly higher yield than the local varieties. Famers‟ ranking of the varietiesindicates preference for all the exotic lines on all paramters. Based on the results, four Brazillian vareities, Z103, Z105, Z106 and Z107 were selected for widespread promotion.
Keywords: Introduction, Participatory, Evaluation, Exotic Pepper, Small Holder Farmers.
Omotayo, A , Ribeiro, C , Oluleye, A & Fajinmi, A (2021). Introduction and Participatoryevaluation of Exotic Cultivars of Pepper (Capsicum Spp.) among Small Holder Farmers in South- Western Nigeria. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/introduction-and-participatoryevaluation-of-exotic-cultivars-of-pepper-capsicum-spp-among-small-holder-farmers-in-south-western-nigeria
Omotayo, Akin et. al. "Introduction and Participatoryevaluation of Exotic Cultivars of Pepper (Capsicum Spp.) among Small Holder Farmers in South- Western Nigeria" Afribary. Afribary, 24 Feb. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/introduction-and-participatoryevaluation-of-exotic-cultivars-of-pepper-capsicum-spp-among-small-holder-farmers-in-south-western-nigeria. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
Omotayo, Akin, Claudia Ribeiro , Anthony Oluleye and Ayodele Fajinmi . "Introduction and Participatoryevaluation of Exotic Cultivars of Pepper (Capsicum Spp.) among Small Holder Farmers in South- Western Nigeria". Afribary, Afribary, 24 Feb. 2021. Web. 21 Nov. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/introduction-and-participatoryevaluation-of-exotic-cultivars-of-pepper-capsicum-spp-among-small-holder-farmers-in-south-western-nigeria >.
Omotayo, Akin , Ribeiro, Claudia , Oluleye, Anthony and Fajinmi, Ayodele . "Introduction and Participatoryevaluation of Exotic Cultivars of Pepper (Capsicum Spp.) among Small Holder Farmers in South- Western Nigeria" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 21, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/introduction-and-participatoryevaluation-of-exotic-cultivars-of-pepper-capsicum-spp-among-small-holder-farmers-in-south-western-nigeria