Production and Breeding of Chilli Peppers (Capsicum spp.)
The book contains aspects of production, genetics and breeding of Capsicum species with emphasis on fruit quality, yield and its nutritional characteristics among with some specific chapters focusing on breeding and physiological features of pot
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on 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 UFPB, Universidade Federal da Paraíba Areia, Paraíba, Brazil
Mailson Monteiro do Rêgo UFPB, Universidade Federal da Paraíba 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 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-06532-8
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Foreword
The 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, becoming 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 first priority in the collection of Capsicum germplasm. Amazonia and southeastern 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. In th
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