Water Deficit Affects the Accumulation of Capsaicinoids in Fruits of Capsicum chinense Jacq

HortScience

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 487-492

  Ruiz Lau, Nancy ^a   Medina Lara, Fátima ^a   Minero García, Yereni ^a   Zamudio Moreno, Enid ^a   Guzmán Antonio, Adolfo ^a   Echevarría Machado, Ileana ^a   Martínez Estévez, Manuel ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Capsaicin; Capsaicin synthase; Dihydrocapsaicin; Habanero pepper; Pungency; Water stress

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM; CAPSICUM CHINENSE; CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 79953055872     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.46.3.487     Document Type: Article

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