I am a chemistry graduate student doing a project using HPLC. I'm using
university greenhouses under various conditions, ie: hydroponic and strictly
under grow lights, pots and in beds, in order to see which yields the
highest scoville unit. It started as just testing the Scorpion but then
expanded to other varieties as well. but right now I am currently trying to
find seeds from various sources to have a broad range of each seed so i can
average the results. Some aspects of the experiment are still being worked
out but if all goes well i should have peppers to test early next year and
seeds to then pass on. I hope to start the seeds sometime in the next two
months in order to have peppers by the end of the second semester so the
quicker the better. I have already contacted Butch T who the newest hot
pepper is named after and it looks like he will help once he gets some seeds
in about a month. If you have questions about this experiment or would like
to donate some seeds please contact me.
I am currently looking for the following hottest of the following varieties:
Trinidad Scorpions, Nagas, Jolokias, 7 Pot/Pod, Habaneros. (anywhere from 5-10 seeds of each)
I can send a self addressed stamped bubble envelope with an empty ziplocs for the seeds and as stated above i can wait for a little while til some get harvested.
Kyle Lynch
Department of Biochemistry and Chemistry
I am aware that plants grown in greenhouses don't have the Capsaicin levels that they would outside but this is not an experiment for creating a new hot pepper, just measuring the levels of different techniques.
I also hope to start a thread following my experiment from seedlings to pods.
Thank you for your help and anything is appreciated.
university greenhouses under various conditions, ie: hydroponic and strictly
under grow lights, pots and in beds, in order to see which yields the
highest scoville unit. It started as just testing the Scorpion but then
expanded to other varieties as well. but right now I am currently trying to
find seeds from various sources to have a broad range of each seed so i can
average the results. Some aspects of the experiment are still being worked
out but if all goes well i should have peppers to test early next year and
seeds to then pass on. I hope to start the seeds sometime in the next two
months in order to have peppers by the end of the second semester so the
quicker the better. I have already contacted Butch T who the newest hot
pepper is named after and it looks like he will help once he gets some seeds
in about a month. If you have questions about this experiment or would like
to donate some seeds please contact me.
I am currently looking for the following hottest of the following varieties:
Trinidad Scorpions, Nagas, Jolokias, 7 Pot/Pod, Habaneros. (anywhere from 5-10 seeds of each)
I can send a self addressed stamped bubble envelope with an empty ziplocs for the seeds and as stated above i can wait for a little while til some get harvested.
Kyle Lynch
Department of Biochemistry and Chemistry
I am aware that plants grown in greenhouses don't have the Capsaicin levels that they would outside but this is not an experiment for creating a new hot pepper, just measuring the levels of different techniques.
I also hope to start a thread following my experiment from seedlings to pods.
Thank you for your help and anything is appreciated.
