Genetic Assessment for Fruit Yield and Horticultural Traits in Bacterial Wilt Tolerant Genotypes of Bell Pepper (Capsicum annuum L. var. grossum Sendt.)

Over environments evaluation of bell pepper hybrids developed through modified triple test cross mating design for earliness, yield and quality under North-Western Himalayas

“…Ascorbic acid is required to form and repair tissues throughout the human body. These results are in agreement with the findings of Anuradha and Sood (2019), Thakur et al (2019) and Sood (2022) who also reported significant variation for these traits in their experimental material. Bell pepper with a TSS of 3.3 oBrix or more is typically preferred for producing numerous processed products in processing industries.…”

“…In the current study, HPB-3-10 × HPB-39-CW had maximum TSS followed by HPB-1 × California Wonder and HPB-1 × HPB-39. Earlier, tremendous variation with respect to TSS was reported by Anuradha and Sood (2019) and Thakur et al (2019). The trait-wise performances of top-ranking cross-combinations in comparison to best check for different traits are given in Table 4.…”

“…Also, molecular markers studies have added information for further genetic enhancement of crops (Das et al 2021, Gupta et al 2021. Low productivity is the scarcity of highyielding indigenous varieties and hybrids resistant to biotic and abiotic stresses (Anuradha and Sood 2019). The Indian bell pepper seed market is controlled by imported privatesector hybrids and cultivars, which raises farmers' input costs ISSN-0970-6585 (Print), ISSN-2455-7552 (Online) (Mishra et al 2021).…”

Screening Bell Pepper (Capsicum annuum L. var. grossum Sendt.) Genotypes for Bacterial Wilt Resistance, Yield Parameters and Morphological Traits under Mid-hill Conditions of North-Western Himalayas

“…It grows well in tropical, subtropical, and sub-temperate climates all over the world. In India, this vegetable was brought by British people during 19 th century and was grown first time in Shimla hills, earning it the nickname "Shimla Mirch" [1]. Besides this, it is also famous among people as sweet pepper or pepper or capsicum.…”

“…Initially, this disease has been reported from traditional bell pepper growing areas viz., Solan and Kullu valley but gradually, it is spreading to other districts like Bilaspur, Kangra and Hamirpur. Bacterial wilt is also an important disease in other states like Karnataka, Kerala, Odisha, Bihar, Maharashtra, Sikkim, West Bengal and Andaman and Nicobar islands [7]. The existing cultivars/varieties lack resistance to bacterial wilt due to unavailability of stable resistance source in bell pepper [8].…”