IIHR-Bengaluru develops disease resistant chillies
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Wed, Feb 10 2021 0:36 IST |
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Bengaluru, Feb 10 : Bengaluru-based ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR) has developed disease resistant green chilli varieties which will drastically cut the production cost of farmers by nearly 40 per cent to 50 per cent if these varieties are grown scientifically.
The ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research s Vegetable Crops Division, Principal Scientist, Kambham Madhavi Reddy said that virus-resistant chilli varieties with intensive research efforts for nearly a decade. She has played a vital role in developing Arka-Tejasvi, Arka-Tanvi, Arka-Sanvi, Arks-Yashasvi and Arka-Gagan for this purpose. Most of these varieties can be grown across the country, she said.