Overview of the Red Chile Breeding Program at NMSU

Disorders: Poor Fruit Set Insect or disease pressure Temps < 50° & > 95° F will prevent pollination and cause blossom ...

Tomato Cultivars Plum and Small Types Smaller (½” dia.) Sweeter tomatoes ~100 fruit/plant ‘Sweet 100’ ‘Yellow Pear’ ‘Black Cher ...

Tomato Cultivars Beefsteak Larger tomatoes Excellent for fresh use ‘Beefmaster VFN’ ‘Celebrity VFFNT hybrid’ ‘Better Boy VFN’ ‘ ...

Tomato Cultivars Paste High ratio of solids Excellent for sauces ‘Roma VF’ ‘Viva Italia Hybrid’ ‘Amish Paste’ http://cornucopia ...

Tomato Cultivars Heirlooms Older varieties Open-pollinated ‘Brandywine’ ‘Black Krim’ ‘Hungarian Heart’ ...

Chile Peppers (Capsicum annuum, C. frutescens, C. chinense) Family Solanaceae Tender, herbaceous perennials grown as annuals Be ...

Chile Heat Habanero : 300,000 SHU Serrano : 65,000 SHU Tabasco : 150,000 SHU Thai : 95,000 SHU New Mexican : 10,000 SHU Bell Pep ...

The ‘Ghost Pepper’ The hottest chile in the world (at the time), ‘Bhut Jolokia,’ was released by NMSU in 2007 ‘Bhut Jolokia’ ...

‘Trinidad Moruga Scorpion’ Recently un-crowned hottest chile pepper on record 2,009,231 SHU (vs. 1,578,548 SHU for ‘Bhut Joloki ...

Chile Pepper Species Genus = Capsicum Five Domesticated Species. C. annuum, vast majority grown in US Also: C. frutescens C. ch ...

Capsicum annuum New Mexican-type NM Landraces Jalapeño Cayenne Poblano Bell Chiltepin Ornamentals ...

NM-type Chile Varieties New Mexican-type ‘NuMex R Naky (mild) ‘New Mexico 6-4’ (mild) ‘NuMex Joe E. Parker’ (medium) ‘NuMex Big ...

Eggplant (Solanum melongena var. esculentum) Member of the nightshade family (Solanaceae), closely related to tomatoes, peppers ...

Eggplant Culture Warm season plants more susceptible to low temperature injury than tomatoes and peppers Temps below 65°F may r ...

Eggplant Planting Seeds germinate slowly and are very susceptible to adverse temps and moisture; transplanting is preferred Tra ...

Eggplant Harvest Cut fruit from the plants with the cap (calyx) intact, leaving short piece of stem Fruit are easily bruised; h ...

Eggplant – Variety Selection Numerous Shapes and Colors Shapes: Globe, elongated, cylindrical, and egg-shaped Colors: White, pu ...

Eggplant Varieties - Hybrids ‘Burpee Hybrid’ vigorous drought tolerant, fruit off ground ‘Crescent Moon’ White, gourmet fruits ...

Eggplant Varieties - Heirlooms ‘Black Beauty’ The first uniformly large-fruited variety released in 1910. Very deep purple-blac ...

Potatoes Family Solanaceae Tubers: Thickened, underground stems Asexually propagated ...