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New chili varieties resistant to anthracnose and Pepper yellow leaf curl diseases and high pungency

New chili varieties resistant to anthracnose and Pepper yellow leaf curl diseases  and high pungency

Abstract

The research aims to develop chili Thai commercial varieties for resistance to anthracnose and Pepper yellow leaf curl virus disease. The varieties allowing farmer to reduce the use of chemical pesticides for disease and pest control, also increases productivity and lowers production costs for farmers. The development new varieties are under studied of undergraduate, master's, and doctoral students by using conventional and molecular plant breeding. The new chili varieties were released to farmer and commercial companies for development for Thai commercial seed industry.

Objective

ประเทศไทยยังขาดพริกต้านทานต่อโรคแอนแทรกโนสและโรคไวรัสใบหงิกเหลือง และ เพื่อให้เกษตรได้ลดการใช้สารเคมีเพื่อป้องกันและกำจัดโรคและแมลง และเป็นการเพิ่มผลผลิตและลดต้นทุนให้แก่เกษตรกร โดยการพัฒนาพันธุ์พริกผ่านกระบวนการเรียนการสอนทั้งระดับปริญญาตรี โท และเอก ซึ่งถือได้ว่าเป็นการสร้างนักปรับปรุงพันธุ์รุ่นใหม่ ที่มีทั้งความรู้ด้านการปรับปรุงพันธุ์พืชโดยใช้วิธีมาตรฐานร่วมกับการใช้เทคโนโลยีชีวภาพ และงานวิจัยนี้ยังได้เผยแพร่สายพันธู์เพื่อให้เกษตรกร และบริษัทเมล็ดนำไปต่อยอดใช้ในเชิงพานิชย์ และช่วยเสริมความเข้มแข็งให้กับธุรกิจเมล็ดพันธุ์ของประเทศไทยได้

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