Breeding and Cultural Practices of Chile Peppers, Capsicum spp.: Chile Pepper Breeding and Cultivation - Softcover

Chinthakuntla, Ravindra Reddy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3639109201 ISBN 13: 9783639109207

Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2009

Synopsis

Chile pepper (Capsicum spp.) is the third most important vegetable crop in the USA. They are an important constituent of many foods, adding flavor, color, vitamin C, and pungency, and are, indispensable to the US and world food industries. Mexico and South America are the centers of origin for most Capsicum spp. Wild Capsicum species are important for breeding improved chile peppers with better disease resistance,nutritional quality, yield, and adaptation to stress. Modern annuum-chinense-frutescens complex shows significant variation for important traits including fruit characteristics, pest resistance, and tolerance to environmental adversaries.The C. chinense are the hottest peppers and the bell peppers of C. annuum are mild and non-pungent types. However, C. annuum cultivars have early maturity, higher yields, and adapt to a wider range of environments than other Capsicum species. In this research, 223 accessions belonging to C. annuum, C. baccatum, C. frutescens, C. chinense, C. annum were evaluated for agronomic traits and development of varieties with value-added traits using molecular marker assisted breeding/selection.

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About the Author

Dr. Chinthakuntla Reddy, a horticulturist and agronomist, has over 14 years of research experience. His current research focuses on pepper breeding and organic vegetable production. He is program director for pepper breeding and organic seed partnership collaboration with Cornell University and other institutions as well.

Edition details

• Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3639109201
• ISBN 13: 9783639109207
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 76