So cool you got in touch with Michael!
I've come across other paper describing another mechanism for loss of pungency. in Bolivian and Peruan peppers...
Hello.
I wanted to share some stuff hoping to shed some light into the pungency thing.
Pungency is a quantitative trait, controlled by multiple genes. As such, it can be selected for or against.
The capsaicin synthesis pathway has many steps, and the factors affecting capsaicinoid accumulation...
I know! more fun would come from growing lots of F2 and F3's and so on...
If I only had more space LoL
I don't want to go into details of this exact project cus I'm still waiting for germination of the F1's. And it might all fail.
Although two seeds have already sprouted in paper towel.
Plus I...
Hello, I'm wondering how much does homozygosity increase with each backcross to an established variety compared to each selfing of the filial progeny from an initial cross.
In your experience, how many generations of backcrossing would be required to end up with a stable strain?
I'm testing...