Author

Date

Title

Reference

Synopsis/Remarks

Adams, H and Kazim, N

1980

Chili Pepper Project Agronomy and Extension

Ministry of Agriculture, Central Agricultural Station, Guyana.

Mimeo. 18 pp.

A review of work done in Guyana on varietal identification, agronomy and drying of Chilies and a proposal for a Chili Pepper Project to improve the general agronomy of the crop.

Anon.

198

A programme for agricultural diversification in the OECS: Identification and promotion of non-traditional export crops with potential for joint export, marketing, crop adaptability

Mimeo. 3 pages.

A brief description of the production system s found in the OECS is given.

Anon.

1984

Pepper, hot (Capsicum spp) fertilizer, spacing and intercropping trials

Anon.

1985

Hot pepper trials, intercropping with cucumbers, fertilizer treatment and spacing, Montserrat

Anon.

1988

Hot pepper seed production by CARDI in Antigua

CARDI Mimeo. pp. 2

Anon.

??

Hot Pepper Production in St Lucia (Capsicum spp.)

Mimeo. 5 pp.

A brief description is given for the production of the preferred variety ‘Scotch Bonnet”. They include recommendations on nursery management, crop and pest management.

CARDATS

1990

The CARDATS approach—Case study of a pilot programme for the production and export of hot pepper

CARDATS, St Georges, Grenada

Mimeo...pages missing

CARDI

1984

Hot pepper spacing/intercropping trial—Montserrat (1)

CARDI/USAID Farming Systems Research and Development Project

Report for July 1983–September 1984 pp. 66

Progress Report. See (2) for results

CARDI

1984

Hot pepper spacing/intercropping trial—Montserrat (2)

CARDI/USAID Farming Systems Research and Development Project. Report for October 1984–September 1985.

Trial examined the response of hot pepper (Anaheim Chili ???) to increase plant density and intercropping with peanut. Treatment yields for non-intercropped pepper were 7.2 and 7.8 t/ha at intra-row spacings of 90 and 60 cm respectively.

No significant responses were recorded in trials evaluating the effects of fertilizer and mulching on yield.

CARDI

1990

Hot pepper—production system development

CARDI Antigua & Barbuda Annual Report , 1989/90, pages 4–5

A trial (0.1 ha) with Red Scotch Bonnet made in 1990 using the best estimate of an improved package of production practices (including fertilization, mulching, irrigation (April and June) and pest control) gave an accumulated yielded that was equivalent to 20t/ha. Recommendations were made for improvements in the production system.

Charles, W B

1976

Pepper growing

Extension Bulletin No.12

The University of the West Indies, Trinidad

9 pp.

A generalized treatment of the subject, dealing with the production of both C. frutescens and C annuum peppers

Clarke, B

Undated

Overview of hot pepper production in St Lucia

CARDI Mimeo 4 pp.

Seeds from Antigua were distributed to selected hot pepper farms. Plants were vigorous and prolific up to first fruiting but succumbed to virus at the fruiting stage. Farmers were able to export the product to the UK although they had not conformed to the bonnet shape.

Cooper, B Gordon, M Ameen, I

1993

Hot pepper production guide for Antigua

Produced for the Ministry of Agriculture by CARDI Antigua Unit

A comprehensive guide to the production of “West Indies Red” and “West Indies Yellow” pepper suitable for export to the UK market. The guide covers the full range of technologies, beginning with varieties, seeds and seedling production, through crop, pest and disease and post harvest handling.

Dalrymple, B M

1990

Effect of seedling containers size and within row spacing on the growth and development of “Scotch Bonnet”, a tropical hot pepper

36th Annual Meeting of the ISTH (1st Annual Conf. JSAS

Poster presentation

Transplant container size and row spacing affected yields.

Crop yielded 0.96 kg/plant at 0.4 m spacing and 1.1 kg/plant at 0.9 m spacing.

Ganpat, R

Undated

Cultivation of hot peppers

Ministry of Agriculture, Lands and Fisheries, Trinidad and Tobago.

Mimeo 7 pp.

A guide for growing local selections of yellow and red fruited varieties for an export market for pickled whole fruit.

Griffith, R

1988

Influence of agronomic factors on quality of hot peppers

Proceedings of a seminar on post harvest handling of hot peppers. IICA, T&T. Mimeo. pp. 27–33

Factors affecting the production of hot peppers are presented. The subject is treated in a generalized fashion with topics such as agora-meteorological, crop and pest management being discussed.

Gunning, Y

1982

Growing hot peppers

Lindo, P

1987

Hot pepper fertilizer trials

Robinson, G and Baker, R

1992

Yield response of “Scotch Bonnet” pepper to nitrogen and phosphorous.

Thiruketheeswaran, A

1986

The effect of plant population on the performance of two chili pepper varieties grown on clay soils.

Agricultural Research Guyana. Vol. 6:1986

NARI

(Content page only)

Comments/Analysis

• A number of trials have been carried out by CARDI on the development of a production system for hot pepper. Some of these have evaluated the CARDI selections of “Scotch Bonnet.”
• The most complete work was a trial (0.1 ha) with Red Scotch Bonnet carried out in Antigua in 1990 using the best estimate  of an improved package of technologies. An yield equivalent of 20t/ha was obtained. However, this trial benefited from irrigation (April and June) and it is unlikely that this could be a widespread technology for most small farmers in the Eastern Caribbean.
• Recommendations are also available for hot pepper production in St Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago but validation information is not available.
• The guide for production of ‘West Indian Red” and West Indian Yellow” pepper is a good reference point from which to start in defining a production system that could enable farmers to achieve the target of 12/ha.
• From the work done in Montserrat (using Anaheim Chili pepper), it appears that an intra-row spacing of 60 cm is satisfactory.
• For any work on fertilization to be meaningful, reference should be made to the soil conditions in terms of classification, nutrient status etc.
• Similarly, in evaluating the effects of mulching on crop performance, this should be backed up by relevant agro-meteorological data.
• All of the papers in the TIF are deficient in terms of data on soil fertility and agro-meteorology.