@Article{biocell.2020.09627,
AUTHOR = {MST FARHANA NAZNEEN CHOWDHURY, MOHD RAFII YUSOP, SITI IZERA ISMAIL, SHAIRUL IZAN RAMLEE, YUSUFF OLADOSU, MONIR HOSEN, GOUS MIAH},
TITLE = {Development of anthracnose disease resistance and heat tolerance chili through conventional breeding and molecular approaches: a review},
JOURNAL = {BIOCELL},
VOLUME = {44},
YEAR = {2020},
NUMBER = {3},
PAGES = {269--278},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/biocell/v44n3/40226},
ISSN = {1667-5746},
ABSTRACT = {Chili (<i>Capsicum annuum</i> L.) is the popular spicy vegetable crops belonging to family Solanaceae. Chili peppers
are known for their pungency characteristic due to the presence of capsaicinoids that classifies them into hot or sweet
pepper. Chili is used as spices, folk remedies for diseases, vegetables, and coloring agent showing a diverse role in
human’s life. However, its production is hampered by different biotic stress and abiotic factors. Similarly, the
unavailability of high yielding varieties, high temperature, and disease incidence, particularly, anthracnose disease, are
the major constraints responsible for the low production of chili pepper. The advents of molecular markers,
advancement in quantitative trait loci by classical genetic analysis, and conventional breeding have shown the number
of genes for many important and major traits. While the newly developed genotyping technologies and nextgeneration sequencing have led to the discovery of molecular basis for economic important characters in the chili
genome and generate large scale data for genomic resources. Based on this background, this review summarizes
progress in the development of anthracnose disease-resistant and heat-tolerant chili genotypes through conventional
breeding and molecular approaches. This review would help plant breeders in understanding the phenotypic and
genetic make-up of capsicum genotypes and provides opportunities for pyramiding two respected genes with the help
of diversified phenotypic and molecular marker evaluation.},
DOI = {10.32604/biocell.2020.09627}
}