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Additionally, the pathogen was also identified as the causal agent of diseases causing significant damage in squash ( Cucurbita maxima) fields in several states. Young and enthusiastic researchers charmed by the possibilities of genetic disease resistance, received clear guidance to develop their work focusing in developing solutions to relevant problems of the Brazilian agriculture.Īt that time, a disease caused by the oomycete Phytophthora capsici, causal agent of pepper blight, inflicted great losses in several regions of Brazil.

Technical teams were trained, while the infrastructure was being developed. In the early 1980s, the Unit for Research Implementation at State Level-UEPAE of Brasilia, changed its mandate from state to national level, as a new national center of the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa), focusing on vegetable crops.

It is impossible to specify the exact origin of a breeding program that reaches 40 years: there were certainly many factors, both personal (who is not attracted by the variability of peppers?) and professional.” “after more than three decades of work, what actually happened and the perception of what happened merge and become one reality for those who describe it. Additional program results include the establishment of a Capsicum knowledge e-platform, scientific and technical publications, organization of national events and training of new talents.Īs pointed out by Reifschneider et al. chinense), calabrian and jalapeño type ( C. Most recent efforts address the development of new, uniform, high yielding and quality, disease resistant habanero ( C. In the last years, Embrapa has developed and made available more than ten cultivars of different types and species: BRS Brasilândia, BRS Ema, BRS Sarakura, BRS Garça, BRS Seriema, BRS Moema, BRS Mari, BRS Juruti, BRS Nandaia, BRS Tui, and BRS Acará. The establishment of agreements with the private sector has also been crucial for the success of the program. Moreover, the strategy adopted by the program focuses in the development of specific products demanded by the market (about 80% of the total resources) and an allocation of about 20% of the breeding efforts to explore new, higher risk opportunities. The germplasm bank and associated bank-enrichment activities have been efficient in providing germplasm with variability, adaptability, yield and characteristics demanded by the breeding program since early 1980s. Embrapa’s Capsicum program is considered to be the largest public investment in hot pepper breeding in Brazil.

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