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Capsicum is generally cultivated in cold regions. Meaning 15 to 28 degree temperature is required for the cultivation of capsicum. Although it is cultivated in hot areas by planting poly houses, but the farmers of Bundelkhand are producing capsicum in the scorching heat in the midst of the open sky.
The farmer of Bundelkhand has always been a victim of natural calamities. Sometimes the drought did not allow him to take home even a single grain of food grains from his own fields. So at the same time rain and hail ruined the farming of the farmers, but the farmers of this area did not turn away from farming. With this spirit, the farmers of the region have done wonders. Alam is that the farmers of this area are successfully producing Capsicum in the opposite season, leaving the traditional farming. Agricultural scientists are also surprised by this success of the farmers, while this effort of the farmers has become an example of inspiration for the entire Bundelkhand. At the same time, with this successful effort, the farmers of the area are also strengthening their economic condition.
Farmers are growing capsicum under open sky in 45 degree temperature
The banks of the Betwa river of Hamirpur district, where the moorang is visible only in the distance, but for the farmers here, this area is not a boon these days. In fact, the farmers of the area are cultivating capsicum in Maurang under the open sky in strong sunlight. This successful effort of the farmers has surprised everyone. In fact, the temperature of Maurang reaches above 45 degrees during the day and remains 15 to 20 degrees at night, but even after this, the farmers here are successfully cultivating capsicum in low temperature. It is important to know here that Shimla was associated with the name of capsicum by the British. In view of its production of Shimla, he named the particular chilli as capsicum.
Farmers are doing horticulture of capsicum with special technology
Ramvati, a female farmer, gives information about the horticulture of capsicum in Bundelkhand. According to Ramvati, after sowing the seeds in one place, they leave them to germinate. After the seeds germinate, she digs a pit in the moorang and takes each plant at a distance of half a feet. After this, she regularly fertilizes these plants with water. Under which she makes regular arrangements for manure, water along with protecting the plants from strong sunlight. Ramvati tells that after this hard work, capsicum is produced. Ramvati says that she has just produced one quintal of Shimla. Whose price they got up to Rs 90 per kg. At the same time, she says that she will produce more and more of it in future, because the cost is less and the profit is more.
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Agricultural scientists are also surprised about the production of capsicum in the scorching heat of Bundelkhand. Regarding this, Dr Prashant Kumar, scientist of Krishi Vigyan Kendra says that capsicum grows in temperature ranging from 15 to 28 degrees. At a temperature higher than this, its tree starts burning and the yield declines, but if the farmers of Bundelkhand produce capsicum in 45 degree temperature then it is not less than a surprise.
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