The Hainan yellow lantern chili (Chinese:
Species | Capsicum chinense |
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Cultivar | Hainan yellow lantern chili |
Description and use
editThis hot chili matures to a bright yellow colour and is about 5 cm (2.0 in) long and 3.12 cm (1.23 in) wide.[2] Most Hainan yellow lantern chilis are processed into hot sauce.[citation needed]
Cultivars
editIn 2009, the Tropical Vegetable Research Centre of the Chinese Tropical Agriculture Institute announced the breeding of a new cultivar that produces 10 times more fruit than the original variety.[3] This has increased output from 500 kg (1,100 lb) to 5,000 kg (11,000 lb) per Chinese acre (mu).[dubious – discuss]
References
edit- ^ "Hainan's King of Chilis - The Yellow Lantern Chilli (
海南 辣王:黄 灯 笼椒)" (in Chinese). Xinhua. September 3, 2007. Archived from the original on October 17, 2007. Retrieved February 20, 2011. - ^ "Yankee Bell to Yuquitania - List of Chili varieties". Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
- ^ "Tropical Agriculture Research Institute breeds new variety of Yellow Lantern Chilli (热科
院 培 育 出 黄 灯 笼椒新品 种)" (in Chinese). Hainan Provincial Government. Jun 22, 2009. Retrieved February 20, 2011. (in Chinese)
External links
edit- Media related to Hainan Yellow Lantern Chili at Wikimedia Commons