Hero (red pepper)

Hero pepper is an excellent variety of sharp pepper bred by Taiwan Nongyou Seedling Company, which has the characteristics of high yield, high quality and strong resistance. Mirror comparison and production demonstration, outstanding performance, has a good value of promotion. The yield of protected cultivation can be 3000 kg per mu, and the output value can be more than 5000 yuan.

1 feature characteristic

Plant growth is strong, plant height 75 cm, poison 70 cm, strong branching, dense internodes, properly managed, 1 plant can bear more than 150 fruits, young fruit is dark green, fruit length is 15cm ~ 18cm, transverse diameter 1.5cm, fruit surface is smooth, fruit is cone-shaped, spicy, fruit soluble solids content is as high as 6.2%, crude fiber is 3.52%, vitamin C is 133.2mg/100g, carotene content is 8.2mg/100g. The whole growth period is 280 days, has strong disease tolerance, grows well at low temperature, and takes 80 days from planting to harvest.

2 main points of cultivation

2.1 Seedling raising: cultivating strong seedlings is the key to high yield. The seedlings are raised in a small arch shed, the sowing amount is 3 per square meter, and the sowing should be uniform. After sowing, the seedlings should be covered with fine soil and organic fertilizer to cover the seeds, and the sunshade net should be covered on the seedling bed after the seeds are covered, so as to prevent the seedlings from growing too long caused by high temperature. The sowing period of protected cultivation is from July 15 to August 5.

2.2 soil preparation and planting: after spreading basic fertilizer, make high ridge planting, ridge width 1: 1.2 m, ridge depth 25 cm, row spacing 70 cm, plant spacing 80 cm, double-row planting, transplanting 5-6 true leaves, planting 2500 plants per mu.

2.3 Field management: harvesting and integrated control of diseases, insect pests and weeds are the same as conventional varieties.