GENETIC VARIABILITY OF Pun1 GENE (CAPSAICIN SYNTHASE) IN PUNGENT CULTIVARS OF Capsicum annuum OF NORTHERN MEXICO.

Background: Capsaicinoids are exclusive of the genus Capsicum and are responsible for fruit pungency. The genetic basis of pungency is not yet fully understood, although several candidate genes have been analyzed including the Pungent gene (Pun1). Objective: The main aim of this study was to identif...

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Main Authors: Alberto González-Zamora, Clarita Olvera-Carranza, Jesús Aarón Ávalos-Calleros, José Luis Hernández-García, Efraín Ríos-Sánchez, Rebeca Pérez-Morales
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán 2020-03-01
Series:Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems
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Online Access:https://www.revista.ccba.uady.mx/ojs/index.php/TSA/article/view/3002