A basket-full of pods per plant | chilli variety that resists mites/thrips and bears like tamarind pods

Summary

• Farmer Vadithya Mangu of Lingaram Thanda, Kusumanchi mandal, Khammam district reports outstanding results with Spicevej Arudra-52 hybrid chilli on 1.5 acres.
• Plants reached 5 feet height, bore tamarind-pod-like clusters from base to top, with double pods and no virus, mite, thrips, fruit-spot or fruit-rot.
• First pick yielded 7 quintals from 1.5 acres sold at Rs 14,500/quintal; farmer expects total 35+ quintals/acre across four pickings.
• Surrounding farms suffered plant death from rains, but Arudra-52 tolerated the weather and pest pressure; seed sourced from Hanuman Seeds, Khammam (Shekhar).