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Heterosis Breeding in Bell Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.)

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Title Heterosis Breeding in Bell Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.)
 
Creator Sharma, P. P.
 
Subject 635.6433 Sweet Peppers
 
Description The common cultivated pepper(Capsicum annuum L.) a member of the family Solanaceae, is a native of Mexico with a secondary centre of origin in Guatemala (Bukasov, 1930 and Smith and Heiser, 1957). Genus Capsicum includes many cultivated forms such as pungent peppers, paparikas, mild pickle types and bell shaped non-pungent "known as bell pepper or sweet pepper or ' Shimla Mirch1 in Northern India. Nutritionally bell pepper is very rich in vitamins A and C and contains about 150-180 mg per 100 g green fruit weight vitamin C which is higher than found in tomatoes, i.e. 20-25 mg per 100 g (Heiser and Smith, 1953).
 
Date 1992
 
Type Thesis
NonPeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://hillagricrepository.co.in/651/1/19146.pdf
Sharma, P. P. (1992) Heterosis Breeding in Bell Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.). PhD thesis thesis, Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry.