Attempts at domestication of the wild plants have led to the development of the commercial chile piquín, which
grows under cultivation in Mexico and Texas (some wild forms have escaped).
Not exact matches
Bells are the most commonly
grown commercial peppers in the United States, with approximately 65,000 acres
under cultivation in the U.S. Mexico follows with about 22,000 acres, and most of their bells are exported to the U.S..
Starting in the 1970s, many farmers switched their production method to sun
cultivation, in which Kona is
grown in rows
under full sun with little or no forest canopy.
Today at Avery Island, the site of the original tabasco
growing and manufacturing operation, there are still fields of Tabasco
under cultivation — but mostly for crop improvement and seed production.
Cultivation of the arabica coffee plant, staple of daily caffeine fixes and economic lifeline for millions of small farmers, is
under threat from climate change as rising temperatures and new rainfall patterns limit the areas where it can be
grown, researchers have warned.