Response of pepper plants (Capsicum annum) to different manure proportions: bovine manure and PhytoMass-E.

Abstract

This research has as objective evaluating the response of pepper plants to the combined application of different manure proportions: bovine manure and PhytoMass-E, regarding growth, development and yield under the agro-ecological conditions of Cunene in Angola. The development of this research happened under semi-controlled conditions and for its fulfillment, 10 flowerpots were treated with 5 kg of deposited substratum; three plants were seed per pot in the initial phase, and only one remained in the final phase. These flowerpots have a capacity of six liters, a wide diameter of 0,15 m, and a height of 0,22 m. With the application of PhytoMass-E, it was achieved an increase in the production of the plants of 77%, 104% and 31%, when developed in the soil manure proportions: bovine manure (1:1), (2:1) and (3:1), respectively.