Estudios comparativos sobre la biología floral en especies cultivadas del género Capsicum

Abstract

CAPSICUM IS A GENUS OF THE SALANACEAE FAMILY, NATIVE TO CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA THAT INCLUDES AROUND 35 SPECIES, OF WHICH CAPSICUM CHINENSE JACQ., C. BACCATUM L., CAPSICUM L., CAPSICUM ANNUUMENS L., C. ANNUUMENS L., L. C. PUBESCENS RUIZ. & PAVON WHICH ARE PLANTED ALL OVER THE WORLD, DUE TO THE DIVERSITY OF SHAPES, COLORS, LEVEL OF PUNGENCY AND SIZES PRESENTED BY THE FRUITS. THEREFORE, AS PART OF AN EXHAUSTIVE STUDY ON THE FLORAL BIOLOGY OF THE CAPSICUM SPECIES, THE PURPOSE OF THIS WORK WAS TO COLLECT INFORMATION ON THE FLORAL MORPHOLOGY, BIOLOGY AND VIABILITY OF THE POLLEN IN THE CULTIVATED SPECIES OF THE CAPSICUM GENRE TO DEVELOP A CAPSICARUM PROGRAM OF GENETIC IMPROVEMENT OF THESE SPECIES. THIS REVIEW INCLUDED A SYSTEMATIC SEARCH OF 99 BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES IN THE DATABASES: SPRINGER, SCOPUS, SCIELO, LATINDEX, AMONG OTHERS.