HPH 1048 CHILLI

🌶️ HPH 1048 Chilli – Dual Purpose Hybrid with Excellent Red Color

HPH 1048 is a high-performing hybrid chilli with strong, bushy, and vigorous plants. It is suitable for both green and red dry markets, offering excellent red color (130–150 ASTA), medium wrinkled fruits, and reliable yields across multiple states and seasons.

🌟 Key Features

• Plant Type: Strong, bushy, and vigorous
• Hybrid Purpose: Dual purpose – green and red dry markets
• Red Color Value: 130–150 ASTA (excellent)
• Fruit: Medium wrinkled, deep red when dry
• Pungency: 25,000–30,000 SHU
• Fruit Size: Length 12–13 cm, Diameter 1.3–1.4 cm
• Fruit Shape: Medium
• Dry Yield: 1.5–2 MT per acre (depending on season & cultural practices)

📍 Recommended States

🌱 Cultivation & Nursery Practices

• Seed Rate: 80–100 gm per acre
• Bed Size: 180 x 90 x 15 cm (10–12 beds per acre)
• Nursery Preparation: Free from weeds and debris; use line sowing
• Row Spacing in Nursery: 8–10 cm (4 fingers)
• Seed Spacing: 3–4 cm (2 fingers)
• Sowing Depth: 0.5 – 1.0 cm
• Transplanting: 25–30 days after sowing
• Final Spacing: 75 x 45 cm or 90 x 45 cm (Row x Plant)

🧪 Fertilizer Dose & Timing

Total Requirement: 120:60:80 NPK kg per acre

Note: Adjust fertilizer and irrigation based on local conditions and soil testing for best performance.