3RD INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON TECHNOLOGY - ENGINEERING & SCIENCE - Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia (2017-02-09)

Phenotypic Performance Of Red Pepper Unpad Cb 2 And Unpad Ck 5 Variety In Ciamis District And Tasikmalaya District, West Java, Indonesia

Red pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) is an important vegetable in Indonesia. Agriculture Faculty of UniversitasPadjadjaran had release two variety in 2015 known as UNPAD CB 2 variety and UNPAD CK 5 variety. This varieties should be developed for seed production and choosing area for seed production is needed. Both variety planted in highland (Tasikmalaya district, West Java Province 1. 200 m above the sea) and medium land (Ciamis district West Java Province, 400 m above the sea) since July 2016 until November 2016. Both two varieties growth well with seven different characters between Ciamis and Tasikmalaya. The characters were number of fruit per plant, fruit length, fruit diameter, fruit weight, plant height, flowering date, and harvesting. The phenotypic performance of UNPAD CB 2 and UNPAD CK 5 variety in Ciamis better than in Tasikmalaya.The differences very clear in UNPAD CK 5 variety that had 24-30 cm fruits length in Ciamis but 20-25 cm in Tasikmalaya. For UNPAD CB 2 variety, fruit diameter biger in Tasikmalaya than in Ciamis. It is suggested for planting the two red pepper variety in medium land such as Ciamis District in West Java.
Keywords: Phenotypic performance, red pepper, variety, West Java

Neni Rostini, Sudarjat, Noladhi Wicaksana