Anju Viswanath
(Centre for Plant Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, College of Horticulture,Vellanikkara, 2016)
Chilli, also known as “Wonder spice”, has been cultivated since 3000 BC. Out of
the 21 identified species of chilli, C. annuum, C. chinense, C. frutescens, C. baccatum and
C. pubescens are the domesticated species. It ...