Tropical and subtropical vegetables (2+1)

Varieties of chilli

K-1:
It is a selection from Assam type chilli i.e. B72A. Plants are tall compact. The fruits are 6.6cm long and are shiny red with a capsaicin content of 0.35 mg/g. It yields 1900 kg of dry pods per ha in a crop duration of 215 days which is 20 per cent higher than local varieties.

K-1                                      K-2

K-2:
It is released from TNAU. This is a hybrid derivation of K1 and sathur samba. Plants are tall, compact, fruits measure 7.3 cm long with a capsaicin content of 0.49 mg/g. Fruits are bright red and crop matures in 210 days. It yields about 1500kg of dry pod per ha.

Co-1:
Developed at TNAU, Coimbatore. It is a selection from a Samba type from sathur Samba. The plants are erect, medium tall and compact. Fruits measure 7.3 cm long with a capsicin content of 0.72 mg/g. It yields 2100 kg of dry chilli /ha in a duration of 210 days.

Co-1                                  PKM-1

Co-3:
Released by TNAU, Coimbatore. It is a selection from Sri Lankan introduction. Plants are dwarf less spreading. Suitable for very close planting. It yields about 15-18 tonnes of green or 3.5 tonnes of dry pod/ha.

PMK 1:
Developed at TNAU, Coimbatore. It is a cross between CO2 X Ramanathapuram gundu. Suitable for rainfed condition, yields about 2.3 t/ha of dry chilli. Capsaicin content 0.36 mg/g.

G-4 (Bagyalaxmi):
This variety known for its high yielding potentiality. Plants are tall, dense and fruits are 8.8 cm long. Fruits are bright red and contain 0.52 mg capsaicin per gm of fruit.

G-5 (Andra Jyothi):
It is a cross between G-2 and Bihar variety (1331) which is tolerant to thrips. Plants are tall, dense and the fruits are red measuring 5.1 cm length and 6.3 cm in girth. The capsaicin content is 0.65 mg/g of fruit.

NP 46A:
This variety is evolved at IARI. Plants are dwarf, dense, spreading type. The cultivar is less seeded and contains 0.53 mg capsaicn per gm of fruit.

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Pusa Jwala:
Released at IARI, New Delhi. This is derived from a cross of NP 46A and puri red. The plants are dwarf and spreading in habit. Fruits are long red and contain capsaicin of 0.48 mg/g of fruits.

Pusa Jwala                                         Pusa Sadabahar

Pant C-1: GBPUAT:
It is evolved from a cross between NP46A X Kandhari. It is tolerant to leaf curl and mosaic virus. The plants are erect and 50-60 cm tall. Fruits are green when immature and red when ripe. Fruits are erect, 6-7 cm long and are highly pungent.

Pant C-2:
It is a selection from cross involving the same parents as that of pant C-1 plants are tolerant to leaf curl & mosaic and yields about 1400 kg dry chilli/ha.

Arka Abir:
released through pure lime selection. It is suitable for colour extraction.

Sindhur:
It is selected from CA960. The fruits have deep red thick pericarp. They measure 8.2 cm in length with capsaicin content of 0.81 mg/g fruit.

JCA154:
This is pickling cultivar from JNKV Madhya Pradesh. Fruits are dark green when unripe and bright red when ripe. Fruits mature in 115-120 days.

Pusa Sadabahar:
This is a multipurpose chilli cultivar. It can be consumed green and used for preparation of red powder and manufacture of oleoresin. Fruits bear in cluster of 6 to14 that facilitate bunch harvesting. It is developed through the cross between Pusa jwala X IC 31339 (C.Frutescense). Fresh fruit yield 75-100 q/ha and dry yield 15-20q/ha.

X-235:
It is cross between G4 X Anther mutants. Early maturing plant spreading with short internodes. Leaves small dark green. Flowers with yellow anthers as markers. Fruits are 5-6 cm long and pointed tip.

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Arka Lohit:
released by IIHR, Bangalore. It is a selection from IHR 324, plants are tall, spreading, foliage light green. Tolerant to moisture stress, suitable for rainfed condition. Fruits are dark green with a capsaicin content of 0.21 per cent fruits are highly pungent , yield potential is 3.5 t/ha of dry or 20 to 25 t/ha of green chilli in 180 days.

Arka Lohit                                         Arka Harita

Arka Harita:
High yielding chilli F1 hybrid developed by using MS line. Plants tall (1m) & spreading (90cm.). Fruits medium long (10 cm) with width 1 cm. Fresh yield 31 t/ hectare and dry yield 6 t/ ha in 150-160 days. Fruits are dark green and turn red. Tolerant to powdery mildew and viruses.

Arka Meghana:
High yielding chilli F1 hybrid developed by using MS line. Plants medium tall (81.3 cm) & spreading 69.5 cm. Fruits long (10.6 cm) with width of 1.2 cm. Very early, taking 24 days for 50% flowering. Fresh yield of 33.5 t/ ha and dry yield of 5 t/ ha in 140-150 days. Fruits are dark green and turn deep red.Tolerant to powdery mildew and viruses.

Arka Meghana
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Arka Suphal PMR 57:
Indeterminate with a plant height of 80-90 cm Dark green Foliage Fruits straight, smooth with pointed tip, 7-9 cm long Fruit colour green changing to deep red Yield: 25t green and 3 t dry chilli/ ha Resistant to powdery mildew and field tolerant to viruses.

Arka Suphal                                           Arka Sweta

Arka Sweta:
High yielding chilli F1 hybrid developed by using MS line. Plants medium tall(95cm)&spreading(82.5cm). Fruits long (13.2 cm) with 1.3 cm width. Fresh yield 38.4t/ ha and dry yield of 6 t/ ha in 140-150 days. Fruits are light green, turns red.

Samrudhi:
Released by UAS, Bangalore suitable for growing under rainfed conditions.

Jwala Sakhi:
It is evolved by cross involving vellanotchi X Pusa jwala. Fruits sulphary green, long, succulent yields 19.6 t green chilli in 125 days. Tolerant to little leaf and leaf spot.

Jwala Mukhi:
It is developed at KAU, vellayani by using same parents of Jwala sakhi. Plants dwarf, fruits long (9.6cm) succulent, dark green with light pungency yield 22.5 t/ha of green chilli in 137 days, tolerant to little leaf and leaf spot.

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