Chili ( Capsicum annuum L.) is a tropical crop belonging to Solanaceae family. It is used in food for pungency and red colour. Chili is one of the largest traded spices in the national and international markets. Pakistan is among the biggest producers of chili crop after India, China and Mexico. Chili is an important cash crop of Pakistan in general and Sindh province particularly. The main market for chilies is Kunri, which is located in Umar Kot District. Production of red chili in the province (Sindh) is approximately 80,000 ton per annum, which accounts for around 86 per cent of the total red chili production in Pakistan. In the world, 26 wild species of chili peppers/capsicum are known. Out of them five species are domesticated, which are known as C. annuum, C. chinense, C. frutescens, C. baccatum, and C. pubescens. Capsicum annuum L. and Capsicum frutescens L. are grown among them in Pakistan. It is eaten cooked and in processed form as salad in the worl...