Morphological, histological and transcriptomic mechanisms underlying different fruit shapes in Capsicum spp.

ABSTRACT: Pepper (Capsicum spp.) has a long domestication history and has accumulated diverse fruit shape variations. The illustration of the mechanisms underlying different fruit shape is not only important for clarifying the regulation of pepper fruit development but also critical for fully understanding the plant organ morphogenesis. Thus, in this study, morphological, histological and transcriptional investigations have been performed on pepper accessions bearing fruits with five types of shapes. From the results it can be presumed that pepper fruit shape was determined during the developmental processes before and after anthesis, and the anthesis was a critical developmental stage for fruit shape determination. Ovary shape index variations of the studied accessions were mainly due to cel

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11448748 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature