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Yield Comparison between 4 Varieties of Habanero Chili Pepper By Miss Mueanfan Anan Miss Patthamawadi Suksomphong Farmer : Mr. Ilan Guy Supervisor : Mr. Aviv Shapira Mahasarakham College of Agriculture and Technology Arava International Center for Agriculture Training (AICAT), Israel 2016-2017

What is pepper ? Sweet pepper : big fruit --> orange, yellow, red, purple Chili pepper : small and long fruit --> red, orange, brown

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Chili Peppers

Native of pepper ? Sweet pepper ,Chili pepper --> Central America and South America Habanero Pepper : Capsicum chinense

Peppers are… Tasty - sweet to very hot cholesterol free low in sodium and calories Rich in… Vitamin A Vitamin C Good source of… folic acid Potassium Vitamin E

What is Habanero chili pepper ? Habanero is a variety of chili pepper. Unripe habanero is green The mature color is orange, red, brown, yellow and purple The size is 2-6 cm. long The spiciness is very hot, 100,000 – 350,000 on the Scoville scale The heat , flavor and floral aroma have made it a popular ingredient in hot sauces and spicy foods.

Why we need to do this experiment ? To get the highest quantity and best quality variety for next growing season in Israel To apply how to properly use it in Thailand

Methodology There are 4 varieties of Habanero chili pepper grown in the greenhouse of 5 dunams The media is sandy soil The experiment has 4 treatments : 1. Red Habanero 320 plants 2. Orange Habanero(1) 305 plants 3. Orange Habanero(2) 246 plants 4. Yellow Habanero 308 plants Planting date was on 5 August 2016 Harvesting date was on 25 October 2016 – 8 March 2017

Red habanero Orange habanero Yellow habanero

Data collecting Weight Average weight of fruit (g/fruit) Monthly weight (kg/m² ) Average weight (kg/m² )

Data collecting Scales measure weight

Result Figure 1 : Average weight of fruit (g/fruit) of 4 var. of habanero chili pepper the red habanero was the biggest fruit which was 1.8 g/fruit

Result Figure 2 : Monthly weight (kg/m²) of 4 var. of habanero chili pepper The orange habanero variety # 1 produce the highest weight in November = 2.40 kg/m²

Result Figure 3 : Average weight (kg/m²) of 4 var. of habanero chili pepper the orange habanero variety # 1 produced the highest weight which was 4.55 kg/m²

Conclusion This experiment was conducted in Moshav Faran, the central Arava, Israel The experiment was done from October 2016-March 2017 The results showed that the orange habanero variety # 1 produced the highest yield which was 4.55 kg/m² The lowest yield was red habanero, 3.29 kg/m²

Discussion The suggestion for farmer In the greenhouse of 5 dunams with sandy soil in Moshav Faran conditions Orange habanero variety # 1 produced the highest yield , 4.55 kg/m² so farmer can grow this variety next season In Thailand conditions, farmer needs to do the experiment in order to be sure which variety will be suitable in Thailand conditions The 4 varieties are big fruit and very hot comparing Thai varieties so if we can produce these varieties it will save the cost of production.

Personal point of view Such as Agricultural education in Israel is a very good idea and we can bring it back to modify when we use it in our country Such as - Drip irrigation system - Growing plant in Greenhouse and net house - Marketing and management for agricultural business.

Thank you Arava International Center for Agriculture Training; AICAT, Israel Office of Vocational Education Commission; OVEC ,Thailand Farmer Mr. Ilan Guy Supervisor Mr. Aviv Shapira Teacher Miss Wirin Anthakhaek Teacher Mr. Kounsy Sythavong Teacher Miss Supang Lamphutha Workers farm number 112 , Moshav Faran

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