Educational Information

Statistics

• NMDA Chile Statistics 2005
• NMDA Chile Acreage 2005
• NMDA Chile Cash Receipts 2005
• NM Chile Pepper Statistics 2006

Guides & Circulars

The following are links to several chile pepper related topics in pdf or html format.

• Bhut Jolokia HortScience Article
• Home Canned Sweet Spreads Made with Green Chile
• Chile Cost & Return Estimates
• Red Chile & Paprika Production in New Mexico
• Verticilium Wilt of Chile Peppers
• Canning Green Chile
• Freezing Green Chile
• Chile Terminology
• Growing Tips
• Chile Heat
• Growing Chiles in New Mexico
• Processing Fresh Chile Peppers
• Chile Pepper Diseases
• Chile Pepper Disorders Caused By Environmental Stress
• Guidelines for Chile Seed Crop Production
  page 5 has seed treatment instructions
• Chile Pepper Growers Notes, 2003
• Yield & Quality of Trickle Irrigated Chile Peppers
• The Chile Cultivars of New Mexico State University, Released from 1913 - 1993

Excellent references on growing chile peppers can be found in the Chile Pepper Institute Chile Shop Catalog:

• Peppers: Vegetable and Spice Capsicums - Bosland & Votava
• Hot Tips Tasty Picks for Gardeners and Gourmets - Brooklyn Botanic Garden

There are also several NMSU research guides on chile peppers. Follow the link below and type in your search term.

• The Chile Pepper Institute - Chile Shop
• NMSU College of Agriculture & Home Economics Publications Search Page
• NMSU Chile Task Force Publications