Genetic Diversity of Chile (Capsicum Annuum Var. Annuum L.) Landraces from Northern New Mexico, Colorado, and Mexico

Four hundred years of chile (Capsicum annuum var. annuum) cultivation, together with concerns about losing genetic resources in their native agrohabitats, provide the pretext for collecting and preserving landraces of this species in New Mexico. The molecular analysis of these accessions provided a...

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Published in:Economic botany 2005, Vol.59 (1), p.8-17
Main Authors: Votava, Eric J, Baral, Jit B, Bosland, Paul W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Capsicum annuum
Capsicum annuum var. annuum
Crop science
Crops
Cultivars
DNA
Evolutionary genetics
Genetic diversity
genetic markers
Genetic resources
genetic similarity
Genetic variation
hot peppers
Landraces
Medical genetics
Molecular genetics
Peppers
plant exploration and collection
plant genetic resources
Plants
Polymerase chain reaction
population genetics
Random amplified polymorphic DNA
random amplified polymorphic DNA technique
RAPD
Sustainable agriculture
vegetable crops
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Summary:Four hundred years of chile (Capsicum annuum var. annuum) cultivation, together with concerns about losing genetic resources in their native agrohabitats, provide the pretext for collecting and preserving landraces of this species in New Mexico. The molecular analysis of these accessions provided a powerful means by which their genetic structures were characterized. Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) molecular markers were used to compare the relative genetic diversity of native chile landraces to the genetic diversity found in commercially available cultivars in the United States as well as landraces from Mexico.
ISSN:0013-0001
1874-9364
DOI:10.1663/0013-0001(2005)059[0008:GDOCCA]2.0.CO;2