Advances in Capsicum Pepper and Other Species

Contents 1 Commercial Importance a Climate b Fertilizer c Mulching d Effect of DBP Contaminants e Medicinal Value f Breeding Approach i Haploidy ii Inheritance of Traits iii Fruit Shape iv Inheritance of Seed Colour v Interspecific Hybrid Performance vi Capsaicinoids vii Graft Induced Variants 2 Variability In Plant Type In Chilli a Introduction b Varying Breeding Lines Identified in various Vibha Agrotech i Morphology c Hypothesized Ideal Plant Type-I i An Erect Plant 1 Plants with Open Type Growth Habitat d Ideal Plant Type-II i Thick Stem 1 Open Canopy e Ideal Plant Type-lll f Ideotype-IV g Ideotype-V 3 Genetic Resources a Origin Phylogeny and Evolution i Prehistory ii Phylogeny iii Collection iv Dispersion Route v Genetic Diversity 4 Seed Germination And Seedling Establishment a Factors Affect Seed Germination i Germination at different Stages and Temperatures ii Light Temperatures and Seed Treatments iii Post-harvest Treatments iv Packaging in Modified Atmosphere v Seed Moisture and Storage vi Priming vii Allelopathy 5 Vegetative And Reproductive Growth a Anatomy b Phenology i Anthesis Pollination Fertilization and Fruit Development ii Pollinators and Pollination c Microsporogenesis i High Temperature ii Fruit Ripening d Seed Development and Fruit Set 6 Physiological Basis Of Crop Growth And Productivity a Ecophysiology b Photosynthesis i Chlorophyll ii Carotenoids iii Xanthophyll iv Factors Affecting Photosynthesis 1 Water Relations 2 Phosphorus Stress 3 Gamma x Radiation 4 Disease Infection 5 Mineral Nutrition 6 Respiration 7 Growth Regulators 8 Productivity c Factors Affecting Growth and Productivity i Drought ii Salinity iii Temperature iv Cold Temperature v High Temperature vi Mineral Nutrition vii Sea Weed viii Alkaloid Effect ix Pesticide 7 Mineral Nutrition a Nitrogen N and Potassium K b Mineral Nutrition-P Deficiency c Magnesium Mg d Manganese Mn Mineral Nutrition e Copper Cu Stress f Sulfur S g Heavy Metal-Arsenic As 8 Effect Of Biotic Factors On Production And Quality a Weeds Effect i Control ii Herbicide Effect b Nematodes i Control ii Evaluation iii Virulence iv Genetics c Insect Pests i Mite ii Heliothis iii Aphids iv Other Insects d Diesease i Blossom Rot ii Mycorrhizal Diseases iii Bacterial Diseases iv Wilt Disease v Mold Diseases vi Leaf Spot vii Fungal Diseases 1 Phytophthora 2 Verticillium 3 Xanthomonas 4 Colletotrichum 5 Pythium and Rhizoctonia 6 Botrytis cinerea 7 Phytoplasma 8 Alternaria 9 Sclerospora 10 Seed-borne Microflora 11 Biotechnology of Diseases viii Virus Diseases 1 Tobacco Streak Virus 2 Chlorosis Virus 3 Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus 4 Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus 5 Cucumber Mosaic Virus 6 Narcotic Top Virus 7 Mosaic Virus 8 Early Top Virus 9 Pepper Mottle Virus 10 Potato Spindle Tuber Virus 11 Capsicum Chlorosis 12 Resistance to Different Virus 13 Biotechnology of Virus Diseases 9 Food Value Of Capsicum Pepper Capsicum Spp a Food Chemistry i Metabolism and Biosynthesis of some Special Cellular Components ii Pigments 1 Extraction of Pigments 2 Extraction of Other Compounds iii Carotenoids 1 Biosynthesis 2 Extraction 3 Factors Affecting Carotenoids 4 Variability 5 Composition iv Oleoresin v Capsaicinoid 1 Biosynthesis 2 Extraction 3 Effect 4 Variability 5 Degradation 6 Anti-oxidant Ability 7 Inheritance 8 Biotechnology 9 Tissue Culture 10 Molecular Engineering b Chemical Composition i Lipid ii Vanloid iii Volatiles Compounds iv Saponins v Effects and Utility of Pepper and its Products c Antibacterial Activity d Medicinal Uses e Hypoglycaemic Principle f Nutritional Value g Food Quality and Food Value h Anti-oxidant Properties i Food Processing Storage and Preservation i Processing ii Preservation and Storage 10 Biochemistry And Biotechnology a Introduction b General Biochemistry i Enzyme c Biochemistry of some Compounds d Biochemistry of Seed i Cadmium Binding Protein ii Lipid iii Tocopherol iv Flavonoid and Phenolic Acid Glycosides v Colour Pigments e Biotechnology i General Biotechnology i.…