RESPONSE OF BELL PEPPER (CAPSICUM ANNUUM L) PLANT TO ORGANIC AND INORGANIC SOURCES OF NUTRIENT

Bell pepper (Capsicum annuum) is an annual and day neutral plant belongs to Solanacea family. It is a one of the most important vegetable crop grown in the world because of its nutritive value, flavor, color and is considered as one of the major commercial crops of the world. It is relatively non pungent or less pungent with thick flesh and is the world second most important vegetable crop after tomato the cultivation is of significant importance due to its high nutritional and economic value. The study was conducted at Teaching and Research Farm, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, from 14th of July November 2024. The experiment was carried out using one variety of intermediate maturing Bell Pepper (ABAY F1 Green to Yellow Pepper) Replicated four times and was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD). Data collected on Plant Height (PH, Number of Leaves, Stem girth (SG), Leaf Area (LA). And N- Fixed were subjected to Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Variety means were compared using Duncan's at 5% level of Probability. The results indicated that most growth parameters across Bell Pepper exhibited significant differences depending on the fertilizer use. In conclusion, growth parameters of Bell Pepper were similar in the study.