Seed longevity of Capsicum species may be affected by seed drying methods. The effect of three seed drying methods (passive, sun and oven drying) on seed storage life (longevity) of 16 cayenne pepper ...

The tissue was collected and frozen immediately in liquid nitrogen, ground to a powder, and stored at −80 °C. RNA was extracted from all tissue types using a Qiagen RNeasy kit (Qiagen) according to ...

Pepper cultivars vary in both their immature and mature fruit color, but all peppers undergo a color change when their seeds ripen. The seeds of large-fruited peppers are easily extracted simply by ...

The latest hybrid is derived from capsicum frutescens cultivar, capsicum chinense cv, and the hybrid of the two. Bhut Jolokia, or U-morok in Manipur, is currently India’s hottest chilli A scientist ...

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