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Impact of Genomics on Capsicum Breeding

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The Capsicum Genome

Part of the book series: Compendium of Plant Genomes ((CPG))

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The genus Capsicum includes several species of cultivated peppers, including Capsicum annuum, C. frutescens, C. chinense, C. baccatum, and C. pubescens. Information on plant genomics is essential not only for the efficient and accurate advancement of breeding programs, but also for the correct management of plant genetic resources. Genomes of six Capsicum lines which belong to C. annuum, C. baccatum, and C. chinense have been sequenced using next-generation sequencing (NGS) approaches. Consequently, high-throughput genomewide single-nucleotide polymorphism genotyping techniques based on NGS or DNA microarrays have been developed. Genotyping plant populations enable the evaluation of population structure and detection of genetic loci via quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis and genomewide association study (GWAS). In this chapter, we introduce the current state of Capsicum genomics and its contribution to Capsicum breeding. Additionally, we report the results of our GWAS based on double-digest restriction-site associated DNA (ddRAD-Seq) analyses performed on 192 Capsicum lines stocked at The Kihara Institute for Biological Research, Yokohama City University, Japan. The genomics information summarized in this chapter will potentially be useful for the development of new and attractive pepper cultivars.

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  1. Kazusa DNA Research Institute, Kisarazu, Chiba, 292-0818, Japan

    Kenta Shirasawa

  2. Kihara Institute for Biological Research, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 244-0813, Japan

    Tomohiro Ban

  3. Japan Women’s University, Bunkyo, Tokyo, 112-8681, Japan

    Noriko Nagata

  4. Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan

    Toshiya Murakana

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Shirasawa, K., Ban, T., Nagata, N., Murakana, T. (2019). Impact of Genomics on Capsicum Breeding. In: Ramchiary, N., Kole, C. (eds) The Capsicum Genome. Compendium of Plant Genomes. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97217-6_13

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