We evaluated the effect of plant position inside a plastic greenhouse on the morphologic and production characteristics that most contribute in the increase of variability of fruit production between harvests in plastic greenhouses. The experiments were conducted during the summer/fall and winter/spring seasons, of 2002 and 2003, respectively. Pearson correlation coefficient and path analysis between morphologic characteristics, the dimension of the fruits and its respective location inside plastic greenhouse were analyzed. The farther the plants were located from the extremities of the cultivation area, resulted in less prejudiced production than those located in the central part of the area. The production variability among harvests is directly related to the weight of fruits.
Capsicum annuum; path analysis; plant position; plastic greenhouse; correlation analysis
