The response of pepper to various mixtures of organic manures was studied with and without
supplementary addition of mineral fertilizer under field conditions. Application of farmyard manure
+poultry manure at 5 t ha-1 each, supplemented with 50 kg N ha· 1 resulted in significantly higher
fruit yield compared with other treatments in 1995. Farmyard manure at I 0 t ha-1 +poultry manure
at 5 t ha-1 out-yielded other treatments in 1996. High rates of combined organic and mineral
fertilizers significantly reduced crop establishment in 1996 and caused excessive vegetative growth
in both years of study. Poultry manure had higher concentration of nutrients in both years. Mineral
nitrogen fertilization resulted in higher concentrations of N, P and K in pepper fruits.