Chilli: How to get rid of the problem of flower fall

Like tomato, brinjal, etc., there is a problem of flower fall in chilli crop. As the problem progresses, many times the fruits start falling along with the flowers. If you are cultivating chillies, then see from here how to prevent flowers from falling. With this, you can also know the reason for the fall of flowers from here.

What causes flower drop?

• Flowers start falling due to lack of moisture in the environment and high temperature.

• Lack of moisture in the soil at the time of flowering is a major cause of flower drop.

• This problem also occurs due to strong sunlight during the flowering of plants.

• Even if there is a lack of nutrients, the flowers start falling.

How to prevent flowers from falling?

• There should not be a lack of moisture in the soil at the time of flowering. Therefore, apply light irrigation in the field at this time.

• To meet the deficiency of nutrients, add 50 to 60 grams of rotted manure, compost manure or vermi compost per plant.

• Spraying of 25 grams Nano-Red and 5 grams Agvital in 15 liters of water can also prevent flower drop.

• Apart from this, spraying by mixing 30 ml Arista in 15 liters of water reduces the problem of flower drop.

• These medicines can be used 2 to 3 times at an interval of 15 days as per requirement.

• Spraying of medicines in the evening gives better results.

• Spraying after mixing 2 ml Fruit Plus in 15 liters of water increases the number of fruits in the plants.

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• Click here for information on how to protect chilli plants from various deadly diseases in nursery.