Ososayensi abaphenya ngezakhi zofuzo zezinhlobo zikapelepele bathole inqwaba yezinhlobo ezintsha zikapelepele ezingatshalwa ngokuwela upelepele ofuyiwe nabazala babo basendle. Lokhu kuzovumela abalimi bezitshalo ukuthi bakhe izinhlobo ezintsha ezikwazi ukumelana nezifo kangcono futhi ezingakhuphula umkhiqizo.
Kunezinhlobo ezingama-35 zikapelepele emndenini wakwaCapsicum, kuhlanganisa nezinhlobo ezinhlanu ezifuywayo. Okwaziwa kakhulu kulokhu i-C. annuum, ehlanganisa izinhlobo eziningana ezinomumo nokuthandwa okuhluke kakhulu, okuhlanganisa upelepele wensimbi, ama-jalapeños, ama-chiles aseNew Mexico, nopelepele we-cayenne.
Ithimba lososayensi abavela e-World Vegetable Centre e-Taiwan baphenya ukuhlobana kwezakhi zofuzo phakathi kwamasampuli angu-38 ezinhlobo ezingu-15 zikapelepele wasendle nofuyiwe oqoqwe ezindaweni emhlabeni jikelele. Ukuthola kwabo, okushicilelwe kujenali, i-Plos one, bathole ukuthi ukuhambisana kokuzalanisa phakathi kwezinhlobo zezilwane kwakungaxhunywanga ukuthi zihlobene kangakanani komunye nomunye.
Umbhali oholayo wocwaningo, u-Catherine Parry, uqoqe imininingwane ngesikhathi esebenza izinyanga eziyisithupha e-World Vegetable Center njengengxenye yeziqu zakhe zeziqu ze-Biology e-University of Bath.
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Wathi: “Umehluko omkhulu phakathi kukapelepele otshalwa ngenjongo yokupheka kanye nozakwabo basendle ukuthi izinhlobo zasendle zinezithelo namaqabunga amancane kakhulu. Kodwa-ke, sinezikhala ezinkulu ekuqondeni kwethu izihlobo zasendle zomndeni wakwaCapsicum. Izinhlobo eziningi zezilwane zasendle zikwazi ukumelana nezifo kangcono ngakho-ke esikutholile kungase kube usizo ekuhlonzeni abantu abazongenela izinhlelo zokuzalanisa esikhathini esizayo, okungase kwandise umkhiqizo kubakhiqizi bokudla futhi mhlawumbe kudale nezinambitheka ezintsha esingazihlola nazo!”
I-World Vegetable Centre, e-Taiwan, ineqoqo elikhulu kunawo wonke le-Capsicum genetic material emhlabeni jikelele. UDkt Derek Barchenger, weWorld Vegetable Centre nongumbhali wesibili ocwaningweni, uthe: “Ngokungafani nezinye izitshalo eSolanaceae, ukusetshenziswa kwezihlobo zasendle ezinhlelweni zokuzalanisa upelepele/chilli/chile kulinganiselwe kakhulu.
“Eqinisweni i-phylogeny yeCapsicum ayikakaxazululwa ngokuphelele. Kunezingcindezi eziningi ezibalulekile ze-abiotic kanye ne-biotic esintula imithombo yokumelana nokubekezelelana. Ngakho-ke, sinentshisekelo yokuhlola izihlobo zasendle zeCapsicum emithonjeni engakwazi ukuzifaka ohlelweni lwethu lokuzalanisa. "
Funda isihloko esiphelele ku-www.eurekalert.org.
U-Parry C, u-Wang YW, u-Lin Sw, u-Barchenger DW (2021) Ukuhambisana nokuzala ku-Capsicum akuboniswa ngokufana kofuzo noma kwe-phenotypic phakathi kwezakhiwo zezinhlobo. I-PLoS ONE 16(3): e0243689. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0243689