Taiwan: Taichung Agricultural Reform Farm and Asia Vegetables jointly cultivated sweet peppers

The domestic market demand for colored bell peppers (or colored peppers, sweet peppers) is gradually increasing, but the main domestic varieties are bred and imported from European and American countries. They have poor adaptability to the domestic climate and disease resistance, and farmers’ choices are also limited. Ministry of Agriculture, Taichung The District Agricultural Improvement Center cooperated with "Asshu - World Vegetable Center" to breed red and yellow sweet peppers "Taichung Asshu No. 1 and No. 2". The fruit has thick flesh, high sweetness, smooth and shiny fruit surface, and the yield can reach every acre. More than 6,600 kilograms, it also has disease resistance such as potato virus Y and pepper vein mottle virus, making it easier for farmers to cultivate. Peppers, a fruit and vegetable belonging to the Solanaceae family, can be divided into hot peppers and sweet peppers depending on whether they have spiciness and whether they contain capsaicin. Domestic sweet ...