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Chilli (Capsicum Annuum) Cultivation, Diseases, Breeding, Advanced Techniques in Biotechnology- General Review

R. Bargavi and S. Elumalai*

Plant Biology and Biotechnology Department, Presindency College, (Autonomous) Chennai - 600 005 India.

Corresponding Author E-mail:ananandal@gmail.com

ABSTRACT: Biotechnology techniques are powerful tools that can supplement traditional breeding mode and improve crop cultivation. In vitro clonal propagation of chilli is relatively slower than other members of Solanaceae family because of its recalcitrant nature which makes it difficult to apply Recombinant DNA Technology. This review presents a consolidated data of cultivation pattern, diseases attacking chilli, breeding methods in chilli and advanced techniques in chilli Biotechnology.

KEYWORDS: Chilli; Capsicum Annum; cultivation; Disease; Tissue culture; Transformation

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Bargavi R, Elumalai S .Chilli (Capsicum Annuum) Cultivation, Diseases, Breeding, Advanced Techniques in Biotechnology- General Review.Biosci Biotechnol Res Asia 2010;7(1)
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Bargavi R, Elumalai S. Chilli (Capsicum Annuum) Cultivation, Diseases, Breeding, Advanced Techniques in Biotechnology- General Review.Biosci Biotechnol Res Asia 2010;7(1).Available from: https://www.biotech-asia.org/?p=9091

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