Recent techniques in chilli varietal identification - Litoriya, Nitesh;Talati, J. G.
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Chilli (Capsicum annuum L.) popularly known as hot, bell and sweet pepper or cayenne (English), tianjiao (Chinese), poivron (French) and paprika (German), belongs to genus Capsicum of Solanaceae family. It is diploid (2n = 24), annually cultivated short-lived perennial plant. Though chilli is classified under self-pollinated crops, natural cross pollination takes place up to the extent of 7 to 60 per cent. Therefore, greater amount of variability is observed in this crop. In most of the Indian diets, chilli is mainly consumed as a spice in form of dried powder or fresh green fruits. In…mehr

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Chilli (Capsicum annuum L.) popularly known as hot, bell and sweet pepper or cayenne (English), tianjiao (Chinese), poivron (French) and paprika (German), belongs to genus Capsicum of Solanaceae family. It is diploid (2n = 24), annually cultivated short-lived perennial plant. Though chilli is classified under self-pollinated crops, natural cross pollination takes place up to the extent of 7 to 60 per cent. Therefore, greater amount of variability is observed in this crop. In most of the Indian diets, chilli is mainly consumed as a spice in form of dried powder or fresh green fruits. In addition to high nutritive values, chilli also has medicinal properties. Biochemical and molecular markers can be effective means to determine varietal identification among different genotypes/varieties. Isozyme electrophoresis; SDS-PAGE and RAPD offer potentially simple, rapid and reliable techniques for varietal identification of chilli. Isoelectric focusing, a newly traditional techniques can also more useful for the identification of different chilli varieties.
Autorenporträt
Mr. Nitesh S. Litoriya has done his post-graduation in the field of plant biochemistry and at present pursuing his doctoral degree in the same field. He is interested in comparing the biochemical and nutritional quality of organically as well as conventionally grown foods. He has also worked on chemical contaminants in food, especially pesticides.