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Turkish pepper (extra hot).
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“Hungariana,” “Beauty Zest,” and “Home Flavor” hot pepper plants (Capsicum annuum L. var. annuum) were grown with an ample or a limited water supply. The fruits of plants in the water deficit treatment were small, had a proportionally heavier placenta and had a higher concentration of capsaicin. The concentration of capsaicin in the placenta of “Beauty Zest” fruits in the water deficit treatmen...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Postgraduate Medical Journal
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0032-5473
DOI: 10.1136/pmj.76.897.426