Those of you who like their peppers hot will be pleased to know that the level of Capsaicinoids (the pungent principle of chili peppers) is affected by the plants environment. In science speak, the phenotypic expression of pungency results from a genotype by environment interaction. Harvell et al., using double haploids (seed propagated clones used [...]

I had the unfortunate experience this Spring when amassing my germplasm collection for this years planting to have purchased 10 Trinidad Scorpion seeds for $15 which never germinated (I have been trying for over 6 weeks so I don’t think it is a time issue). Having recently borrowed a copy of Paul Bosland’s Peppers: Vegetable [...]