Crops
Pepper
(Capsicum chinense)
- Type of vegetable : fruit
- Optimum growth pH range : 5.5-6.8
- Optimum growth temperature range : 24-30°C
- Organic matter requirements : demanding plant
- Rooting : medium (90 to 120 cm)
- Special requirements : indifferent to the photoperiod. Flowering delayed if higher night temperatures. Well suited to Mayotte.
- Seed characteristics
| Number of seeds per gram | Nursery | Sowing depth | line spacing | Interplant | Remarks |
| 150 | Yes | Superficial | 50-80 cm | 20-40 cm | - |
- Seed germination time
| 15°C | 20°C | 25°C | 30°C | 35°C | 40°C |
| 25 d | 13 d | 8 d | 8 d | 9 d |
- Duration of the crop cycle under optimal growing conditions
| Nursery | Field |
Pollination at commercial maturity |
| 40-50 d | 60-90 d | - |
- Optimal storage conditions
| Temperatures | Relative humidity | Average shelf life |
| 7-13°C | 90-95 | 2 to 3 weeks |