Efecto de tres arreglos de siembra sobre variables agronómicas, productivas y pato métricas en el cultivo de chiltoma (Capsicum annuum) en camas biointensivas

Capsicum annuum L, known in Nicaragua as chiltoma, is cultivated mainly in small production areas, in a monoculture system, intended for local markets, however production has been growing due to high market demand, said crop demands a lot attention and productive technology since the pressure of arthropod insect pests and diseases has been gradually increasing due to changes in climatic conditions. The objective of this study was to evaluate the agronomic, productive and pathometric characteristics of the sweet pepper crop under three planting arrangements such as: staggered, square and linear arrangement in biointensive beds. In each treatment, variables of height, stem thickness, number and weight of fruits were taken, in addition to evaluating the incidence and severity of diseases in the crop. Obtaining as a result that there is a significant difference between the variation of planting arrangements in the variables of height and thickness of the stem, with the staggered planting arrangement being the one that presented the highest values. The linear arrangement obtained a greater quantity of fruits. Regarding pathometry, during the crop the cercosporiosis disease caused by the fungus Cercospora capsici was presented, which affected 100% of the crop, so we can say that the planting arrangements did not influence its incidence, as far as to severity, the linear arrangement presented 50.2% since the more separated plants were less prone to the disease, thus reducing the affectation of the crop.