In contrast, dried red chilies are high in vitamin A and β-carotene, making them a healthy snack option. Capsicum fruits have double the amount of vitamin C found in citrus fruits.

Fresh or dried capsicums have been considered a foodstuff for many years due to the fact that they contain all of the required nutrients. Molecular technology has grown into an important tool that, when coupled with classic selection and hybridization procedures, has the potential to result in great success in an established capsicum genetic breeding programme.Ĭapsicum is cultivated all over the world for a variety of applications needing different levels of quality and characteristics. Recent breakthroughs in capsicum breeding have included introgression, mutation breeding, polyploidy, haploidy, embryo rescue, and the use of genetic markers. Capsicum breeding programmes aim to improve yield, biotic, abiotic resistance, and nutritional quality. As a result, the world market for and consumption of capsicum has lately grown. Capsicum fruits are high in nutrients that are beneficial to human health. Capsicum has a high level of genetic diversity due to multiple new gene rearrangements. To improve capsicum yields, traditional methods such as mass selection, pedigree, single-seed descent, backcrossing, and hybridization are being used. Capsicum breeding began with choosing wild species for desired characteristics, with additional development based on precision selection. Chipotle peppers were grown in America before being carried to Europe by Columbus.

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