Production and Breeding of Chilli Peppers (Capsicum spp.)

141 Pages·2016·3.48 MB·English

by  Elizanilda Ramalho do Rêgo

Elizanilda Ramalho do Rêgo
Mailson Monteiro do Rêgo
Fernando Luiz Finger
Production and
Breeding of
Chilli Peppers
(Capsicum spp.)
Production and Breeding of Chilli Peppers
(Capsicum spp.)

Elizanilda Ramalho do Rêgo
Mailson Monteiro do Rêgo
Fernando Luiz Finger
Production and Breeding
of Chilli Peppers
(Capsicum spp.)
Elizanilda Ramalho do Rêgo Mailson Monteiro do Rêgo
UFPB, Universidade Federal da Paraíba UFPB, Universidade Federal da Paraíba
Areia , Paraíba , Brazil Areia , Paraíba , Brazil
Fernando Luiz Finger
UFV, Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Viçosa , Minas Gerais , Brazil
ISBN 978-3-319-06531-1 ISBN 978-3-319-06532-8 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-06532-8
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Foreword
T he importance for humanity of peppers of the Capsicum genus began in the
Americas thousands of years ago. Crops date back to 7000 years bc in Mexico,
Peru, and Bolivia. With the discovery of America by Columbus, peppers, originated
in Mexico and Central America, were spread throughout Europe via Spain, becom-
ing a lucrative business for the Spanish. Around the same time, vendors in Mexico
City traded different ways of preparing peppers, emphasizing fresh fruits and
paprika used in many dishes from Aztec cuisine.
Among domesticated species, such as C . annuum , C . pubescens , C . baccatum , C .
frutescens, and C . chinense, Brazil is the center of origin of peppers belonging to the
C. chinense species. Several Latin American countries, including Brazil, are listed
as fi rst priority in the collection of Capsicum germplasm. Amazonia and southeast-
ern Brazil are described as key areas when it comes to exploring the species of the
genus. In these areas, there is great variability in fruits, for color, shape, size, and
pungency, which still remain unexplored.
I n the 1960s, the Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV) started a C apsicum seed
collection program in different geographical regions of the country, on small farms
and in the native forests of Brazil. From these collections, the Capsicum’s
Germplasm Bank was established at UFV, containing the cultivated species and
many wild ones. Many of the collected accessions were morphologically and chem-
ically characterized in various masters and doctoral theses at UFV. This collection
offers unique and diverse material that helps to analyze the genetic diversity of the
genus, which will take years of study in order properly to assess the potential of
each accession in the improvement of cultivated peppers.
Currently, in addition to being used as a condiment, peppers are marketed as
ornamental plants, opening new frontiers of improvement and selection of cultivars
adapted to growing in pots. Ornamental peppers are generally of the C . annuum
species, adapted to growing in pots by the producers themselves. The possibility of
crossing with other cultivated species, in particular C . baccatum , C. frutescens , and
C. chinense , opens the possibility of obtaining commercial cultivars that are prop-
erly suited to growing in pots. This book addresses cultivation, morphological
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c haracteristics for growing in pots, as well as care and physiological factors that
interfere with the postproduction of these plants.
I n addition, it addresses several practical and theoretical aspects of the cultiva-
tion and breeding of peppers, with the participation of researchers and teachers who
have been working in these areas. The book’s chapters cover different subjects, such
as importance and growth, cytogenetics, physiology, and postharvest of pepper
fruits, genetics and plant breeding, molecular markers in pepper breeding, and tis-
sue culture. The publication of this book adds new knowledge obtained through
research conducted in recent decades.
Vicente Wagner Dias Casali
Contents
1 Pepper Importance and Growth (Capsicum spp.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Cleide M. Ferreira Pinto , Izabel C. Santos ,
Fernanda Ferreira de Araujo , and Tania Pires Silva
2 Physiology and Postharvest of Pepper Fruits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Fernando Luiz Finger and Giselda Maria Pereira
3 Cytogenetics in Capsicum L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Fabiane Rabelo da Costa Batista
4 Genetics and Breeding of Chili Pepper Capsicum spp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Elizanilda Ramalho do Rêgo and Mailson Monteiro do Rêgo
5 Molecular Markers in Capsicum spp. Breeding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Rosana Rodrigues , Fabiane Rabelo da Costa Batista ,
and Monique Moreira Moulin
6 Tissue Culture of Capsicum spp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Mailson Monteiro do Rêgo , Elizanilda Ramalho do Rêgo ,
and Priscila Alves Barroso
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
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Contributors
Fernanda Ferreira de Araujo Federal University of Viçosa, Fisiologia Vegetal ,
Viçosa , Minas Gerais , Brazil
Priscila Alves Barroso Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal da
Paraíba, Campus II , Areia , Paraíba , Brazil
Fabiane Rabelo da Costa Batista Instituto Nacional do Semiárido , Campina
Grande , Paraíba , Brazil
Fernando Luiz Finger Federal University of Viçosa , Viçosa , Minas Gerais , Brazil
Mailson Monteiro do Rêgo Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal da
Paraíba—CCA-UFPB, Campus II , Areia , Paraíba , Brazil
Monique Moreira Moulin Instituto Federal do Espírito Santo , Vitória , Espírito
Santo , Brazil
Giselda Maria Pereira Federal University of Pelotas , Pelotas , Rio Grande do Sul ,
Brazil
Cleide M. Ferreira Pinto EPAMIG , Zona da Mata, Viçosa , Minas Gerais , Brazil
Elizanilda Ramalho do Rêgo Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal
da Paraíba—CCA-UFPB, Campus II , Areia , Paraíba , Brazil
Rosana Rodrigues S tate Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy
Ribeiro , Campos dos Goytacazes , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
Izabel C. dos Santos EPAMIG , Zona da Mata, Viçosa , Minas Gerais , Brazil
Tania Pires da Silva UFVJM , Unaí , Minas Gerais , Brazil
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