Re: [CH] PEPPERS AND SHADE V8 #502
Cameron Begg (begg.4@osu.edu)
Fri, 01 Mar 2002 14:04:43 -0500
Hi C-H's and Brent,
You wrote;
>So, climatic conditions are such that we would naturally expect one of the
>most commonly grown chile species in Caribbean to be C. chinense, and it
>is, just as we would not expect C. chinense to be commonly grown in most of
>Mexico (i.e., outside Yucatan peninsula region) or SW USA, and it is not.
I understand the point you are trying to make about the high humidity
counteracting the need for shade but I am not convinced that this is
the case. I do not think think the humidity in the Caribbean for
example is anywhere near as high as in the Midwest. Here are the
current conditions (around midday Friday) for a few places I could
find -
Jamaica:
Kingston 88° F / 31° C 52%
Montego Bay 84° F / 29° C 58%
Puerto Rico:
Mayaguez 84° F 55%
Ponce 84° F 55%
Roosevelt Roads 79° F 65%
San Juan 81° F 61%
Barbados:
Grantley Adams 84° F / 29° C 55%
[Sorry about the lousy formatting]
Could it be that this wilting is a defence mechanism to get away from
excess sun (sort of like collapsing an umbrella) and not greatly
related to humidity?
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Regards, Cameron.