Evaluation of Introduced Pepper Accessions for Agronomic Characteristics in Summer-Autumn Season 2014 at Thua Thien Hue

Five lines of introduced pepper obtained from National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, Korea, namely YT1, YT2, YT3, YT4, KR1, and two local varieties, namely Chia Voi and Moi, were used in this study to evaluate bio-agronomy characteristics and yield components in summer-autumn season 2014 at Thua Thien Hue, Vietnam. The experiment was laid out in a random complete block design (RCBD) with three replications. The results showed that all of the introduced pepper accessions can grow under Thua Thien Hue condition. The introduced accessions as KR1, YT2 and YT4 showed good adaptability. These pepper lines had high yield and good fruit qualities, like Chia Voi. YT4 gave high number of leaves and plant height. Accession KR1 had the highest number of fruits per plant and yield (1397.8 kg/ha). Accession YT2 had high fruit setting rate and the biggest fruit (8.08 g). YT2 and YT4 had high yield, which were equivalent to Chia Voi. These accessions need to be conducted another trials in different areas and seasons to confirm their growth ability and can be used in crop structure at Thua Hien Hue province and breeding programs.