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Production and Breeding of Chilli Peppers (Capsicum spp.)

  • Is the only book describing Brazilian chilli pepper
  • Is the only book with a chapter of Ornamental peppers
  • Is the only book with a chapter of post-harvest and genetics of ethylene resistance
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
  2. Pepper Importance and Growth (Capsicum spp.)

    • Cleide M. Ferreira Pinto, Izabel C. dos Santos, Fernanda Ferreira de Araujo, Tania Pires da Silva
    Pages 1-25
  3. Physiology and Postharvest of Pepper Fruits

    • Fernando Luiz Finger, Giselda Maria Pereira
    Pages 27-40
  4. Cytogenetics in Capsicum L.

    • Fabiane Rabelo da Costa Batista
    Pages 41-56
  5. Genetics and Breeding of Chili Pepper Capsicum spp.

    • Elizanilda Ramalho do Rêgo, Mailson Monteiro do Rêgo
    Pages 57-80
  6. Molecular Markers in Capsicum spp. Breeding

    • Rosana Rodrigues, Fabiane Rabelo da Costa Batista, Monique Moreira Moulin
    Pages 81-95
  7. Tissue Culture of Capsicum spp.

    • Mailson Monteiro do Rêgo, Elizanilda Ramalho do Rêgo, Priscila Alves Barroso
    Pages 97-127
  8. Back Matter

    Pages 129-134

About this book

The book contains aspects of production, genetics and breeding of Capsicum species with emphasis on fruit quality, yield and its nutritional characteristics among with some specific chapters focusing on breeding and physiological features of potted ornamental Chili and responses to abiotic stress and postharvest of fruits.  


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Authors and Affiliations

  • UFPB, Universidade Federal do Paraíba, Areia, Brazil

    Elizanilda Ramalho do Rêgo

  • UFPB, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Areia, Brazil

    Mailson Monteiro do Rêgo

  • UFV, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Brazil

    Fernando Luiz Finger

About the authors

Dr. Elizanilda Ramalho do Rêgo and Dr. Mailson Monteiro de Rêgo are both Doctors in Genetics and Plant Breeding by the Federal University of Viçosa, acting as Associate professors in Agronomy at Federal University of Paraiba, in Brazil.  

 

Dr. Fernando Luiz Finger is PhD in Horticulture by the Ohio State University, working as Associate Professor of Plant Sciences at Federal University of Viçosa, in Brazil.   

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Production and Breeding of Chilli Peppers (Capsicum spp.)

  • Authors: Elizanilda Ramalho do Rêgo, Mailson Monteiro do Rêgo, Fernando Luiz Finger

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06532-8

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-06531-1Published: 14 April 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-79152-4Published: 19 April 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-06532-8Published: 05 April 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 134

  • Number of Illustrations: 23 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Plant Sciences, Plant Genetics and Genomics, Plant Breeding/Biotechnology

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eBook USD 84.99
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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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