The experiment, carried out to study the effect of pruning and spacing in capsicum(Capsicum annuum L. var grossum) cultivar Swarna under polyhouse at the Experimental Farm, Department of Horticulture, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat during 2011–2012 and 2012–2013, revealed that plant height, number of fruits, fruit weight, fruit set per cent, yield and quality parameters such as ascorbic acid, total sugar content were significantly affected by row spacing and pruning. Study on economics of production showed that four shoot level with the spacing of 45 cm x 45 cm gave the highest benefit-cost ratio of 4.39.
Capsicum annuum var. grossum, polyhouse, fruit set, pruning and spacing
