Phenotypic Plasticity Beyond Domestication: Trait- and Accession-Dependent Responses to Light in Capsicum annuum
Virginia Solís-Montero, Emil O. Téllez-Villagómez, Miguel A. Munguía-Rosas, Rafael Bello-Bedoy · 2026
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Virginia Solís-Montero and co-authors test how pepper plants bend to light in a 2026 study. Farming moves plants from varied wild homes into uniform fields, which may dull their flexibility. Whether domestication truly cuts that flexibility across traits and lines was still open.
Wild and farmed lines of Capsicum annuum grew under full, medium, and low light. Growth, body function, and seed traits were measured for each line and light level. Flexibility proved dependent on both the trait and the line in question. No single domestication effect ruled them all. Breeders who need peppers for shade or bright sun must test line by line, not trust a blanket rule.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Virginia Solís-Montero, Emil O. Téllez-Villagómez, Miguel A. Munguía-Rosas, Rafael Bello-Bedoy |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 35 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |