Capsicum annuum is a globally important crop with rich genetic diversity that underpins breeding for productivity and disease resistance. In this study, we assessed 485 accessions representing a diverse Capsicum germplasm set, predominantly Capsicum annuum with a limited representation of related wild species using agro-morphological traits and simple sequence repeat markers to explore diversity, structure, and trait variation...

Improvement in traits of agronomic importance is the top breeding priority of crop improvement programs. Majority of these agronomic traits show complex quantitative inheritance. Identification of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) followed by fine mapping QTLs and cloning of candidate genes/QTLs is central to trait analysis. Advances in genomic technologies revolutionized our understanding of genetics of complex traits, and genom...