Pepper taxonomy and the botanical description of the species

G Csilléry

doi:10.1556/AAgr.54.2006.2.5

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Acta Agronomica Hungarica

Volume/Issue:: Volume 54: Issue 2

Pepper taxonomy and the botanical description of the species

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G Csilléry

G Csilléry Budakert Ltd. Budapest, Hungary

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Pages:: 151–166

Online Publication Date:: 08 Aug 2006

Publication Date:: 01 Jun 2006

Article Category:: Research Article

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1556/AAgr.54.2006.2.5

Keywords:: interspecific hybrids; wild species; resistance; pepper; Capsicum; capsaicin

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The Capsicum genus, which originates from the American continent, contains species with a chromosome number of n=12. The plants have white, lilac or purple flowers, and hollow fruit of very varied shape and size, containing glands alongside the veins that produce a pungent alkaloid known as capsaicin. The majority of varieties in the species C. annuum, grown in the largest volume throughout the world and consumed as fresh vegetables or ground spices, are non-pungent. Interspecific crosses are often possible between C. annuum and related, white-flowered species, thus facilitating breeding for resistance against various diseases and pests and the search for new, valuable traits. Species with lilac and purple flowers can be crossed with each other, but direct crosses with white-flowered species are unsuccessful.

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Acta Agronomica Hungarica

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Acta Agronomica Hungarica
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