Selection of Habanero Pepper F1 Hybrids ( Capsicum chinense Jacq.) at the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico with a High Potential for Different Markets

Liliana S. Muñoz-Ramírez, Laura P. Peña-Yam, Martha A. Álvarez-Gil, Lourdes G. Iglesias-Andreu, Susana A. Avilés-Viñas, Adriana Canto-Flick, Adolfo Guzmán-Antonio and Nancy Santana-Buzzy
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Liliana S. Muñoz-Ramírez: Unidad de Bioquímica y Bilogía Molecular de Plantas, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán (CICY), Calle 43 No. 130, Chuburná de Hidalgo, Mérida, Yucatán CP 97205, Mexico
Laura P. Peña-Yam: Unidad de Bioquímica y Bilogía Molecular de Plantas, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán (CICY), Calle 43 No. 130, Chuburná de Hidalgo, Mérida, Yucatán CP 97205, Mexico
Martha A. Álvarez-Gil: Dpto. Genética y Mejoramiento de Plantas, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Agrícolas (INCA), Gaveta Postal 1 San José de las Lajas, Mayabeque CP 32700, Cuba
Lourdes G. Iglesias-Andreu: Instituto de Biotecnología y Ecología Aplicada, Universidad Veracruzana, Campus para la Cultura, las Artes y el Deporte, Av. de las Culturas Veracruzanas No. 101, Colonia Emiliano Zapata, Veracruz CP 91090, Mexico
Susana A. Avilés-Viñas: Unidad de Bioquímica y Bilogía Molecular de Plantas, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán (CICY), Calle 43 No. 130, Chuburná de Hidalgo, Mérida, Yucatán CP 97205, Mexico
Adriana Canto-Flick: Unidad de Bioquímica y Bilogía Molecular de Plantas, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán (CICY), Calle 43 No. 130, Chuburná de Hidalgo, Mérida, Yucatán CP 97205, Mexico
Adolfo Guzmán-Antonio: Unidad de Bioquímica y Bilogía Molecular de Plantas, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán (CICY), Calle 43 No. 130, Chuburná de Hidalgo, Mérida, Yucatán CP 97205, Mexico
Nancy Santana-Buzzy: Unidad de Bioquímica y Bilogía Molecular de Plantas, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán (CICY), Calle 43 No. 130, Chuburná de Hidalgo, Mérida, Yucatán CP 97205, Mexico

Agriculture, 2020, vol. 10, issue 10, 1-18

Abstract: This study evaluated 29 F1 lines and the 11 genotypes of habanero peppers used in the crossbreeding program developed by the Scientific Research Center of Yucatan, México. A randomized complete block design with four repetitions was used. Eight plants of each of the genotypes were studied per block. A total of 22 qualitative and 18 quantitative descriptors established in the manuals of the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI) and the National Service for Seed Inspection and Certification (SNICS) was used. The multiple correspondence analysis of the qualitative traits explained 38.2% of the total variability. The trait that contributed the most to the qualitative variability identified was the presence of anthocyanins in the node. Principal component analysis showed that the first two axes explained 85.1% of the total variability and that capsaicin content and fruit pericarp thickness were the major contributors to the variation recorded. Based on these results, four F1 hybrids of habanero pepper were selected because of their promising traits for the different markets, i.e., high productive potential and/or high pungency. These traits are described in the section on Results.

Keywords: diversity; hybrid; pungency; habanero pepper (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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