Characterization of Eleven Bhut Jolokia (Capsicum chinense Jacq.) Genotypes for Morphological Traits and Biochemical Characters

摘要

The present experiment was conducted on eleven Bhut jolokia (Capsicum chinense Jacq.) genotypes. Observations were recorded for morphologic traits based on 11 morphological characters and biochemical characters. Results revealed that among the genotypes only four characters leaf color, fruit surface, fruit shape at pedicel attachment and fruit color at ripe stage showed polymorphism. All the genotypes showed significant variation with regard to the biochemical characters except moisture content. Genotype Gj (Titabar, Jorhat) showed the highest content for potassium, iron, capsaicin, moisture and DPPH scavenging activity. It was observed that the crude protein, beta-carotene and oleoresin content were highest in G3 (Khensa, Mokokchung) compared to the other genotypes. G6 (Diphu, Karbianlong) gave the highest value for ascorbic acid and phosphorus content compared to the other genotypes under study.