Indian Journal of Horticulture
Year : 2006, Volume : 63, Issue : 1
First page : ( 24) Last page : ( 26)
Print ISSN : 0972-8538.

Changes in different metabolites in developing Chilli fruit

Dhar Sudip*, Majumdar T.K.

Department of Plant Physiology, BCKV, PO Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Nadia 741 252

*Corresponding author's E-mail: sudipbabai@gmail.com

Received:  July,  2004; Revised:  November,  2005; Accepted:  December,  2005.

Abstract

Two chilli varieties Bullet (Local) and hybrid variety Sungrow F₁ 86235 were cultivated during Rabi season in the year 2000–01. Different quality attributes of the chilli fruits were investigated during the developmental stages. Results revealed that the hybrid Sungrow F₁ 86235 contained higher concentration of carbohydrate and lower concentration of ascorbic acid and capsaicin than that of the local variety Bullet. It was interesting to observe that both ascorbic acid and capsaicin content increased with attainment of fruit maturity in both the varieties, whereas carbohydrate content reached to maximum at 3rd week after flowering and then gradually declines to a minimum level on 6th week after flowering. Pigmentation pattern revealed that chlorophyll concentration was highest at 2 week after flowering and thereafter a gradual decline was observed with a simultaneous increase in carotenold content.

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Key words

Chilli, fruit development, capsicum, metabolites.

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