Other Name
Shimla mirch, Pepper
Description
Capsicum should be a uniform, glossy colour, firm. The peppers can be round, long or square. Depending on the variety, it may be mild, sweet, hot or fiery. Capsicums are also called green, red or yellow peppers. The two varieties are sweet pepper or chili pepper.
Sweet peppers are green, orange, red or black capsicums with a mild flavour.Chili peppers are significantly smaller than sweet peppers. They are also green, orange, and red but are extremely hot. Turn every meal into a flavorful, healthy and spicy food adventure with different forms:
PATNA: Capsicum, also known as bell pepper and papakrika, which was once native only to South America
and had been grown there for the last 6,000 years, has lately come to
be cultivated even in Bihar. They are now not only the essence of spicy
Mexican chilli salsa, Hungarian goulash and exquisite Chinese
preparations, but of many Indian curries, including Bihari dishes.
Since capsicums are best grown in cool, wet weather conditions, till a few years back Bihar was dependent on Jharkhand
for its supply. But it is now being cultivated even in Patna district
and Manish Kumar is the one who started growing capsicums in Patna in
2011 January. Today he is even guiding and helping other farmers of the
district to grow capsicums. "However, even today very few farmers grow
capsicums as they are yet to be aware of its benefits," said a famer,
Sunil Kumar Singh, who is associated with Manish and is growing
capsicums.
The young and enthusiastic Manish is successfully harvesting
capsicums through protected cultivation under naturally-ventilated green
house, with micro irrigation, at Kachuara village near Sampatchak in
Patna district and also marketing it. Manish has grown the 'Indra'
variety of capsicum obtained from the local nursery. He is supported by
the Bihar Bagwani Mission in adopting innovative methods of farming. Not
only did he pioneered its cultivation in Patna, he even brought it to
the local market.
"I normally adopt the method of drip irrigation
and also use malching paper in high temperature on the roots of plants
to ensure that moisture content stays for a longer duration. Fertilizers
are mixed with water used for drip irrigation and as a result, the
plants are strong and healthy," said Manish.
"Capsicums raised
under protected cultivation records a 60% higher yield compared to that
grown under open condition. Also, the crop raised under such condition
starts flowering 20 days earlier compared to that grown under open
condition,"
His naturally-ventilated green house
was constructed in 2011 at a cost of Rs 4.68 lakh. Along with capsicum
he had also grown cherry tomatoes. A joint inspection team from the
National Horticulture Mission (NHM) visited Manish's plot sometime back
and lauded his pioneering effort.
After his success at Kachuara,
Manish formed his own organization, named Yasachi (meaning the best)
Greens Pvt Ltd, and started taking up assignments through NHM, helping
out the farmers of the district. He has made his own marketing tie-up
and is fetching a price ranging between Rs 20 and 26 per kg for his
capsicums, depending on the season.
He is now engaged in
cultivating Asha-1 variety of capsicums on two acres at Nadma in Barh
district. These are red, yellow and green variety of capsicums are being
grown in polyhouses under protected cultivation. Two farmers of the
area have joined Manish.
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