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Calculate cross viability, filial generation homozygosity, and trait segregation for Capsicum species. Based on published botanical research.
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Scientific Sources & Further Reading
Bosland, P.W. & Votava, E.J. (2000)
Peppers: Vegetable and Spice Capsicums. CABI Publishing. — Comprehensive species crossability data, breeding protocols, and interspecific hybridization outcomes.
→ Publisher pagePickersgill, B. (1971)
"Relationships between weedy and cultivated forms in some species of Chilli Peppers (genus Capsicum)." Evolution 25(4):683–691. — Foundational work on Capsicum crossability groups.
→ DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1971.tb01926.xTong, N. & Bosland, P.W. (1999)
"Capsicum tovarii, a new member of the Capsicum baccatum complex." Euphytica 109(1):71–77. — Species relationships and crossability within the C. baccatum complex.
→ DOI: 10.1023/A:1003681115498Onus, A.N. & Pickersgill, B. (2004)
"Unilateral incompatibility in Capsicum (Solanaceae): occurrence and taxonomic distribution." Annals of Botany 94(2):289–295. — Documents incompatibility mechanisms between Capsicum species groups.
→ DOI: 10.1093/aob/mch148Sanatombi, K. & Sharma, G.J. (2008)
"Capsicum species: An overview." Journal of New Seeds 9(2):144–182. — Broad review of species diversity, distribution, and inter-specific crossability.
USDA GRIN — Germplasm Resources Information Network
Taxonomic, geographic, and trait data for Capsicum species accessions worldwide.
→ USDA GRIN Capsicum accessionsCapsicum Annotated Bibliography — WikiPepper Library
Curated bibliography of Capsicum botanical, horticultural, and genetic research.
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