Chili Pepper Conservation Strategy
Developing a global conservation strategy for Capsicum crops and their wild relatives.
Chili Leaf Curl Disease in Asia: Diversity and resistance
Breeding resistant cultivars to reduce the need for chemical pesticides.
Multi-location evaluation of chili lines carrying different combinations of pvr and Cvr genes for resistance to Chilli veinal mottle virus (ChiVMV)
Fostering rapid development of disease-resistant cultivars.
Connecting and reconnecting through research
Chile Pepper Institute alumni collaborate on Pepper Yellow Leaf Curl Disease for WorldVeg
Pepper preview
A field day for a crop that’s essential to the flavor of India.
WorldVeg takes the chili challenge!
WorldVeg takes the chili challenge!
Hot or not? Only a taste […]
Top crops for India start at WorldVeg
From disease-resistant tomato to high-performance chili, WorldVeg is the source for improved vegetables in India.
The challenges of chili production and marketing
WorldVeg South Asia staff Devender Pal Kaur, Ramashray Dubey and Souradeep Acharjee discovered first-hand the complexities of the chili value chain during a study trip from 13-14 November 2017 in Andhra Pradesh, India.
Characteristics of Colletotrichum populations associated with fruit anthracnose on chili pepper in Fiji
C. simmondsii is the predominant pathogen causing chili fruit anthracnose in Fiji. Sequence variation of additional housekeeping genes should be adopted to further understand the phylogenetic relationship of Colletotrichum species associated with chili fruit anthracnose in Fiji and those present in the other parts of the world.
WorldVeg and partners fight pests and diseases in the Pacific
WorldVeg Postdoc in Plant Pathology Marti Pottorff from WorldVeg East and Southeast Asia/Oceania and Project Coordinator Ellen Iramu from the Solomon Islands recently visited Fiji for discussions and training under the auspices of the project “Strengthening Integrated Crop Management (ICM) Research in the Pacific Islands in Support of Sustainable Intensification of High-Value Crop Production.” -- MORE --