The study was aimed at assessing the genetic variation and relatedness among four Capsicum varieties through electrophoretic separation of their leaf and seed proteins by sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). Total seed and leaf proteins were extracted and separated on 12% polyacrylamide gels using standard protocols. Distinct polymorphism in electrophoretic ban...

Genetic diversity and structure were analyzed in 10 accessions belonging to Banco Ativo de Germoplasma de Capsicum located at Federal University of Piauí in northwestern Brazil that receives pepper samples grown in community gardens in various regions and Brazilian states. Selections were made from seeds of C. chinense (4 accessions), C. annuum (5 accessions), and C. baccatum (1 accession). Sam...

The successful exploitation of germplasm banks, harbouring plant genetic resources indispensable for plant breeding, will depend on our ability to characterize their genetic diversity. The Vegetable Germplasm Bank of Zaragoza (BGHZ) (Spain) holds an important Capsicum annuum collection, where most of the Spanish pepper variability is represented, as well as several accessions of other domestica...

Objetivos: evaluar el rendimiento y la calidad de 11 híbridos pimiento. Metodología: ensayo se desarrolló en ambiente protegido, Alajuela, Costa Rica. Se empleó fibra coco como sustrato para las plantas, suministro nutrientes fue mediante fertirrigación. Resultados: halló una importante variabilidad los datos obtenidos por edad al inicio cosecha (75 – 82 días luego trasplante), cantidad frutos ...

Auxin response factors (ARFs) play important roles in regulating plant growth and development and response to environmental stress. An exhaustive analysis of the CaARF family was performed using the latest publicly available genome for pepper (Capsicum annuum L.). In total, 22 non-redundant CaARF gene family members in six classes were analyzed, including chromosome locations, gene structures, ...

We report for the first time conical galls of Clinodiplosis capsici Gagné, 2000 (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) on sweet pepper ( Capsicum annuum L., Solanaceae) in Brazil. This has agricultural importance since this midge is one known sweet-pepper pests.

Capsicum species are frequently described in terms of genetic divergence, considering morphological, agronomic, and molecular databases. However, descriptions of genetic differences based on anatomical characters are rare. We examined the anatomy and the micromorphology of vegetative and reproductive organs of several Capsicum species. Four Capsicum accessions representing the species C. annuum...