This book contains complete information on Capsicum genetic resources diversity evolution
history and advances in capsicum improvement from classical breeding to whole genome sequencing
genomics databases and its impact on next generation pepper breeding. Capsicum is one of the
most important Solanaceae crops grown worldwide as vegetables and spices. Due to its high
economic value and to meet the demands of enormous population growth amid biotic and abiotic
stresses there has been an ongoing breeding program utilizing available genetic resources with
desired traits to increase the sustainable productivity of this crop for several decades.
However the precision breeding of this crop for desired traits only started with the advent of
molecular markers. The recent advances in high-throughput genome sequencing technologies helped
in the quick decoding of transcriptome epigenome nuclear and organeller genomes thereby
enhancing our understanding of the structure and function of the Capsicum genome and helping
in genomics assisted breeding. These advanced technologies coupled with conventional mapping
have greatly contributed towards dissection and manipulation of economically important traits
more precisely and made less time consuming.
