Selection of mature fruit color in pepper plants

• Main Authors: Kniskern Joel M, Just Brian J, Mein Jonathan R, Osborn Thomas C, Chan Eva King-Fan, Jones Carl Martin, Garvey Graeme S, Braun, III Carl Joseph, van Poppel Petrus M. J. A
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 08.08.2017
• Subjects: AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BEER; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS OR TEST PAPERS THEREFOR; CONDITION-RESPONSIVE CONTROL IN MICROBIOLOGICAL ORENZYMOLOGICAL PROCESSES; CONVEYING; ENZYMOLOGY; FISHING; FORESTRY; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HUNTING; MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGINGARTICLES OR MATERIALS; MEASURING OR TESTING PROCESSES INVOLVING ENZYMES, NUCLEICACIDS OR MICROORGANISMS; METALLURGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; NEW PLANTS OR PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING THEM; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PLANT REPRODUCTION BY TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PROCESSES OF PREPARING SUCH COMPOSITIONS; SPIRITS; STORING; TRANSPORTING; TRAPPING; UNPACKING; VINEGAR; WINE

The invention provides methods and compositions for breeding pepper (Capsicum sp. such as Capsicum annuum) lines, including isogenic and nearly isogenic lines, displaying one or more mature fruit color(s) of interest. Predictive genetic markers and associated sequences and primers, associated with phenotypic diversity at the Ccs locus encoding Capsanthin-Capsorubin Synthase, and the Ze locus encoding Zeaxanthin Epoxidase are also provided, as well as methods for breeding pepper lines. Further provided are pepper plants, and plant parts including seeds, seed mixtures, fruit, and packaged fruit, which display mature fruit color(s) of interest.