The Chile Cultivars of New Mexico State University
Released from 1913 to 1993
The New Mexican-type chile is an important ingredient
in the Southwestern food industry. Chile has grown
from a regional food for tourists to an important international
export. Improvement of New Mexican chile cultivars
through breeding and genetics has been a major
research thrust at New Mexico State University (NMSU).
With improved cultivars, production costs decrease,
yields increase, incomes increase, consumer costs decrease,
and product quality improves.
NMSU has the longest continuous program of chile
improvement in the world. The chile improvement
program began in 1888 with Fabian Garcia. All New
Mexican-type chiles grown today gained their genetic
base from cultivars first developed at NMSU. Historically,
the most important cultivar is ‘New Mexico No.
9’. ‘New Mexico No. 9’ and several other cultivars have
a release date that is different than the published date,
because publishing the cultivar release is dependent on
a journal’s reviewing and publishing schedule. It can
take several years before the cultivar is seen in print.
The Chile Cultivars of New Mexico State University Released from 1913 to 1993
New Mexico No. 9
New Mexico No. 6
Sandia (Sandia A)
Rio Grande 21
NuMex Big Jim
Española Improved
NuMex R Naky
NuMex Sunset, NuMex Sunrise, and
NuMex Eclipse
NuMex Centennial
NuMex Conquistador
NuMex Joe E. Parker
NuMex Sweet
NuMex Sunglo, NuMex Sunflare,
NuMex Sunburst
NuMex Bailey Piquin
NuMex Twilight
NuMex Mirasol
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