Effect of NPK on growth and yield of chilli (Capsicum annuum L.) cv. Prakash under irrigated conditions in Central Telangana Zone of Andhra Pradesh

A field experiment was conducted during 2005-06 and 2006-07 in kharif season at J. V. R. Horticultural Research Station, Malyal under Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Andhra Pradesh. This experiment was conducted with four treatments consisting of different doses of inorganic nitrogenous fertilizer in randomized block design with five replications i. e. inorganic nitrogenous fertilizer with different doses (220, 260, 300 and 340 kg/ha) to find out the effect on growth and yield of chilli in cv. Prakash. The treatment 340 : 60 : 80 kg/ha of NPK recorded the highest fresh and dry pod yield (112.43 and 50.58 q/ha, respectively) and cost : benefit ratio was also high in the same treatment (1 : 5.2).