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USDA Certified Organic. (Capsicum chinense) 95 days. (green > orange-red) Very hot. [Cultivated in the Yucatan, Trinidad, and West Indies.] Very aromatic, flavorful, powerful pepper used in Caribbean curries and "jerk sauces". Slow germinating and requires a warm growing season. Pkt. (0.25 g)
A team of international researchers, including three archaeologists from the University of Calgary, have identified starch microfossils from the common chili pepper on artifacts dating back 6,100 years. The analysis adds new information on how the Capsicum species of pepper may have first been
The hot pepper originates in America. It is a plant belonging to the embryophite siphonogam class and to the solanaceous family. Its scientific name is capsicum, which in turn is subdivided into five types:
2 Plant Cell Biotechnology Laboratory, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, PO Box 115, Yusung, Taejon 305 600, Korea 3 Department of Biology, College of Science, Yonsei University, Seoul 120 749, Korea Received 11 September 2001; Accepted 19 September 2001 Abstract
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