Seed rate: 1.0 kg per hectare for varieties and 200–250 g per hectare for hybrids. Nursery area: 100 m² for one hectare. Sow treated seed in lines 10 cm apart in raised nursery beds, cover with sand, and water daily with a rose can.
Pending expert review
Source
Crop Production Guide – Horticulture Crops 2020 (Directorate of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Chilli – Seed rate, nursery area & nursery, p. 73
Region
Tamil Nadu
Last updated
2026-11-04
Field preparation and transplanting
Prepare the field thoroughly with FYM at 25 t/ha and form ridges and furrows 60 cm apart. Apply 2 kg/ha each of Azospirillum and phosphobacteria mixed with 20 kg of FYM. Irrigate the furrows and transplant 40–45-day-old seedlings, with the ball of earth, on the ridges. Spacing: 60 x 45 cm for varieties and 75 x 60 cm for hybrids.
Pending expert review
Source
Crop Production Guide – Horticulture Crops 2020 (Directorate of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Chilli – Field preparation & spacing, pp. 73–74
Region
Tamil Nadu
Last updated
2026-11-04
Onion as an intercrop
Raise onion as an intercrop in a paired row system to get additional income.
Pending expert review
Source
Crop Production Guide – Horticulture Crops 2020 (Directorate of Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Chilli – Weed control (intercrop), p. 75
