| Abstrakt: |
Chilli is consumed in various ways and forms across countries of the world. No single Capsicum species is suitable for all the customer use patterns across countries. In this background, we characterized and evaluated 35 genotypes belonging to three cultivated Capsicum species namely C. annuum, C. chinenese and C. baccatum to explore their suitability to different end uses. The genotypes were evaluated for seven quantitative traits along with pungency and color at maturity during 2019 and 2020 rainy seasons. The genotypes of C. annuum, C. chinenese differed significantly for all the traits, while those of C. baccatum differed only for fruit related traits. Among the three species, genotypes belonging to C. annuum were more suitable for culinary usage while those belonging to C. baccatum and C. chinenese were suitable for snacks preparations and capsaicin extraction, respectively. C. annuum genotypes namely CMS 10B, VI012911 and LCA 333 were most suitable for culinary purpose, while Byadgi Dabbi and CMS 6B were suitable for sauce preparations and natural color extraction, Gouribidanoor local for dry fruit end uses. C. chinense genotypes VI064771 and VI029244 were potential genotypes for ornamental chilli. Hence, it could be inferred that, demands from various end users can be unambiguously met through genotypes belonging to all the three cultivated chilli species either directly or through involvement in improving C. annuum. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
