KKM(Ch1):

• High yield – 3.03 t/ha of dry fruits with high capsaicin content (0.54%).
  
  
• Early maturity - first harvest 92 days after planting.
  
  
• Suitable for export because of non shriveling nature even after drying.

PKM 1 (1990) :

• This is a hybrid derivative of the cross between AC. No. 1797 x CO 1 selected in F4 generation and fixed by selfing and released from the Horticultural College and Research Institute, Periyakulam.
  
  
• Plants are dwarf (70 cm). The crop duration is 180 days. It is suitable for cultivation under irrigated conditions.
  
  
• It yields on an average of 3.08 t/ha with 39.83% increase over CO 1.
  
  
• It has very bold pods, which are dark red in color. The number of pods per plant is 204 with 85 seeds per fruit.
  
  
• Fruits contain 0.36% capsaicin with a high ascorbic acid content of 306.0, 269.8 and 67.0 mg/100 g of green, ripe and dry pod respectively.
  

PLR 1:

• It is a pureline selection from Kandangadu type.
  
  
• Yields about  18.40 tonnes/ha of green chilli in a crop duration of 210 days.
  
  
• Fruits are pendulous, medium in size with bulging base and blunt tip, glossy appearance.
  
  
• Suitable for pickling using buttermilk.

Chilli PKM 1(1993):

• It is a hybrid derivative of a cross Co.2 x Ramanathapuram gundu (Local) and released from the Agricultural Research Station, Paramakudi.
  
  
• It is suitable for semi-dry cultivation during Rabi season (North East Monsoon) in Ramanathapuram district
  
  
• It can also be recommended for other dry areas where similar conditions exist.
  
  
• The variety yields on an average of 2.36 tonnes of dry pods per hectare, accounting for yield increase of 29.43 per cent over Co.2 and 53.24 per cent over local. The crop duration is 200 days.
  
  
• The plants are medium tall with spreading branches. The fruits are conical in shape with attractive red color with 0.36 per cent capsaicin content.