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Screening Genetic Resources of Capsicum Peppers in Their Primary Center of Diversity in Bolivia and Peru.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
van Zonneveld Maarten, Ramirez Marleni, Williams David E, Petz Michael, Meckelmann Sven, Avila Teresa, Bejarano Carlos, Ríos Llermé, Peña Karla, Jäger Matthias, Libreros Dimary, Amaya Karen, Scheldeman Xavier
Abstract excerpt
For most crops, like Capsicum, their diversity remains under-researched for traits of interest for food, nutrition and other purposes. A small investment in screening this diversity for a wide range of traits is likely to reveal many traditional varieties with distinguished values. One objective of this study was to demonstrate, with Capsicum as model crop, the application of indicators of phenotypic and...
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