Purpose: to analyze weather conditions of the central foothills of the Republic of Crimea, to identify the positive and negative aspects of the influence of climatic conditions on the growth and development of bell pepper, and to study the peculiarities of bell pepper cultivation in relation to the irrigated lands of the Republic of Crimea using drip irrigation technology based on literature data on the results of field studies for the purpose of its further improvement.
Discussion. Analysis of long-term meteorological data for the Belogorsk district revealed the favorable conditions for the bell pepper cultivation on this territory. The most effective irrigation method for the cultivation of this vegetable crop is drip irrigation, which was confirmed by literary sources devoted to the study of this issue for the conditions of the Republic of Crimea. It was found, that for the foothill zone of the Republic of Crimea, the calculated irrigation rates of bell pepper with drip irrigation are less than with sprinkling by 600 cubic meters/ha, or 17.1 %. If we take into account that pepper cultivation will be carried out in the foothill zone, where the Belogorsk district is located, the calculated irrigation rate can be reduced with drip irrigation to 2260 cubic meters/ha, and taking into account the close occurrence of groundwater, it can be further reduced. The use of drip irrigation in the conditions of the Republic of Crimea allows the increase in the vegetable crops yield by 50–80 %, and also helps to reduce the period of their ripening by 5–10 days in comparison with sprinkling.
Conclusions. An analysis of literary data revealed that the issue of drip irrigation of pepper using modern technologies for the conditions of the Republic of Crimea remains poorly understood, and therefore requires further detailed study.
drip irrigation, vegetable crops, yield, method, irrigation rate
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