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