By Chief of Bureau H V Nagaraja
Belagavi: A fit case for genetic modification is Karnataka’s Malenadu region’s small red chilli having a couple of sub-varieties -- Bili Menasu and Gandhari Menasu. Different types of chilli are cultivated by Malenadu’s peasants employing conventional methods. Besides unique taste and quality, these spicy crops have medicinal usage. Some farmers grow chilli as an additional crop to areca, coconut and coffee.