ORIGIN AND DISTRIBUTION OF CHILLI
(i) Origin:
Tropical America is native home
(ii) Distribution
Asia:- India, China, Indonesia, Korea, Pakistan, Turkey and Sri Lanka
Africa:- Nigeria, Ghana, Tunisia, and Egypt
North-Central America:- Mexico, USA
Europe:- Yugoslavia, Spain, Romania, Bulgaria, Italy and Hungary
South-America:- Argentina and Peru
States growing chilli in India
Andhra Pradesh: Guntur, Warangal, Khamam, Krishna, Hyderabad, Pundur, Nizamabad, Rajmundry and Nellore.
Karnataka: Dharwad, Haveri, Gadag, Bellary, Koppal, Raichur, Gulbarga, Mysore, Hasan, Bangalore.
Maharashtra Nashik, Ahmednagar, Sholapur, Aurangabad, Nanded, Amravati and Lasalgaon.
Punjab & Haryana: Amristar, Nabha, Patiala, Sunam, and Samna.
UP: Bareily and Khurja
TN: Tuticorin and Salem
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