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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (2): 57-62.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2022-0026

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Effects of Potassium Fertilizer Types on the Growth and Yield of Pepper

ZHANG Wu(), HUANG Wenyan, LIU Yueyan, WANG Jianjian()   

  1. Key Laboratory of Plant Resource Conservation and Germplasm Innovation in Mountainous Region (Ministry of Education), Collaborative Innovation Center for Mountain Ecology & Agro-Bioengineering (CICMEAB), College of Life Sciences/Institute of Agro-bioengineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025
  • Received:2022-01-06 Revised:2022-03-25 Online:2023-01-15 Published:2023-01-17

Abstract:

The effects of different potassium fertilizer types on the growth and yield of pepper were studied to provide a theoretical basis for rational fertilization and efficient planting of pepper. Under the potted soil culture condition, potassium chloride and potassium sulfate were used as the source of fertilizer. The plant height, stem diameter, biomass of root, stem and leaf, and yield of pepper were measured based on three different treatments: no potassium fertilizer (CK), potassium chloride (K1) and potassium sulfate (K2). The tested pepper varieties were ‘Zhenghong 189’ and ‘Yanjiao 425’. The results showed that: compared with CK group, the application of potassium chloride and potassium sulfate could promote the plant height, stem diameter, and biomass of root, stem and leaf of pepper, and enhance the growth and development of pepper. The total biomass of ‘Zhenghong 189’ under K1 and K2 increased by 19.26% and 25.88%, respectively, compared with that of CK, and the total biomass of ‘Yanjiao 425’ under K1 and K2 increased by 49.22% and 73.93%, respectively, compared with that of CK. The two types of potassium fertilizers increased the number of pepper seeds, the weight of single fruit and the seed setting rate of pepper, thus increasing the yield of pepper. The yield of ‘Zhenghong 189’ under K1 and K2 increased by 6.43% and 10.46%, respectively, compared with that of CK, and the yield of ‘Yanjiao 425’ under K1 and K2 increased by 20.23% and 22.49%, respectively, compared with that of CK (P<0.05). Comparing the two pepper varieties, ‘Yanjiao 425’ was more sensitive to potassium fertilizer. Under the conditions of this experiment, pepper was not sensitive to chlorine, and potassium sulfate was better than potassium chloride in promoting the growth and yield of pepper under the normal application of nitrogen and phosphate fertilizer. In order to achieve high yield and high quality in pepper cultivation, potassium sulfate treatment is an appropriate choice.

Key words: pepper, potassium fertilizer, potassium chloride and potassium sulfate, growth and development, yield