A newly released small-fruited Capsicum annuum L. pepper contains high concentrations of capsiate and dihydrocapsiate in both immature and mature fruit. The release will provide researchers and plant ...

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Genetic data stored in genebanks confirm that pepper, thanks to its flexible features (easily preserved and transportable in dried form, needed in moderate quantity to enrich dishes, easy to produce ...

Chili peppers reign as the world's most widely cultivated spice crop; farmers grow them in bulk, and self-described chili-heads breed ever-spicier varieties of the fruit. But before they conquered ...

Without the process of domestication, humans would still be hunters and gatherers, and modern civilization would look very different. Fortunately, for all of us who do not relish the thought of ...

Bell peppers come in various colors such as green, yellow, purple, brown and red and are often called as "Christmas ornaments" or Capsicum. Green bell pepper is the unripe and immature version of ...

Cayenne pepper, which comes from the Capsicum annuum plant, has been used traditionally for medicinal purposes for thousands of years. Not only does cayenne pepper contain protective antioxidants, it ...

Genebanks collect vast collections of plants and detailed passport information, with the aim of preserving genetic diversity for conservation and breeding. Genetic characterisation of such collections ...