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KULDEEP GARWA
Chilli is one of the most important commercial crops of India. It is
grown almost throughout the country.
There are more than 400 different varieties of chillie’s found all over the
world. It is also called as hot pepper, sweet pepper, bell pepper, etc.
Both chilli and capsicum belong to same family as well as same genus
that is Capsicum.
C. frutescens are used for their small and very pungent fruits in hot
sauces and as a spices.
The species C. pubescens and C. baccatum are grown on a very small
scale.
India is a major producer, consumer and exporter of chilli in the
world.
China is a major capsicum producing country.
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The major chilli growing states in India are
Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha,
Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.
These states account for nearly 80% area under chillies
cultivation in India.
Capsicum or Shimla mirch or bell pepper is one of the important
vegetable grown in India which is less pungent.
Mid hills of Himachal Pradesh are leading suppliers of
capsicum during off-season.
Pungency in chillies is due to alkaloid capsaicin, which has
good
export potentiality.
The red color of chillies is due to the presence
pigment capsanthin.
Kingdom : Plantae
Division : Magnoliophyta
Class : magnoliopsida
Order : Solanales
Family : Solanaceae
Genus :Capsicum
Species :annum; frutescence; baccatum; pubescence;
chinense etc.
Chillies are known from pre-historic
times in Peru. They are believed to
have originated in the tropical
America.
It is also said that chillies have
originated in the Latin American regions
of the New Mexico and Guatemala as a
wild crop around 7500BC.
The people native to these places
domesticated this crop in and around
5000 BC,. Chilli is said to be the
first ever domesticated crop in
America.
The three species C. annuum, C.
frutescens and C. chinense evolved
from a common ancestor located in the
Parameters CHILLIES DRY CHILLIES (GREEN)
Used as vegetable.
(A) Introduced:
1. California Wonder:- introduced by IARI, New Delhi.
2. Yolo Wonder:- introduced by IARI, New Delhi.
3. Chinese Giant:- introduced by IAHS, Bangalore.
4. World Beater:- introduced by IAHS, Bangalore.
(B) Selection:
5. Arka Mohini:- selection from Titan of USA by IIHR, Bangalore.
6. Arka Gaurav:- selection from Golden Dalwonder of USA by
IIHR, Bangalore. Indeterminate variety tolerant to bacterial
wilt.
7. Arka Basant:- selection from Hungarian variety ‘Soroksari’ by
IIHR, Bangalore. Excellent keeping and cooking qualities.
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(C) Public sector hybrid:
1. Pusa Deepti(Kt-1):- hybrid between Yolo Wonder and
russian, released by IARI Regional Station, Katrain (HP).
High yielding, tolerant to bacterial leaf spot and anthracnose.
2. Green Gold
3. Pusa Meghdoot:- first F1 hybrid by public sector.
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(D) Public sector hybrids:
1. Tejaswini
2. Champion
3. Delhi Hot
4. Gayatri
5. Agni
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disease.
Control:- spray Malathion 0.1% or Endosulfan 0.05%.
Fruit borer (Spodoptera litura):- caterpillars feed gregariously
on leaves and scrap them.
Control:- spray Cypermethrin 0.05% or Carbaryl 0.02% at 15 days
interval.
Insect Pests
o Damping off (Pythium aphanidermatum, Rhizoctonia solani, Fusarium
spp., and Phytophthora spp.):-
Control:- 1. seed treatment with Captan or Thiram @ 2g/kg seed.
2. Nursery bed treatment with Formalin.
3. Drenching nursery bed with mixture of Dithane M-45 0.25% and Bavistin
0.1%.
oRipe fruit rot, Dieback and Anthracnose (Colletotrichum capsici):-