Habitat
- Cultivated in fields doc/1027973
- Grown in polystyrene trays for seedlings doc/1027973
- Transplanted to experimental fields doc/1027973
- Grows with drip irrigation systems doc/1027973
Distribuição / ocorrência
- Origin: Américas, tropical regions doc/1058164
- Rio Grande do Sul (29 accessions in germplasm bank) doc/948374
- Rio de Janeiro (8 accessions) doc/948374
- Santa Catarina (4 accessions) doc/948374
- Paraná (3 accessions) doc/948374
- Bahia (1 accession) doc/948374
Fenologia
- Ripe fruits occur with different maturation rates by genotype doc/1027973
Morfologia
- Stem color varies doc/1177265
- Nodal anthocyanin present doc/1177265
- Branching density variable doc/1177265
- Number of leaves per axil varies doc/1177265
- Corolla color varies doc/1177265
- Calix pigment variable doc/1177265
Usos
- Consumed fresh or processed as sauces, preserves, or dehydrated powder doc/1058164
- Fresh consumption doc/1060263
- Source of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) doc/1027973
- Source of provitamin A (carotene) doc/1027973
- Source of calcium doc/1027973
- Rich in antioxidants doc/1027973
Propagação / germinação
- Transplanting when seedlings have 5-7 true leaves doc/1027973
- Can be propagated by callus induction on MS medium doc/1080930
Solo
- Covered with black plastic mulching for weed control doc/1027973
- Grows under drip irrigation doc/1027973
Espécies associadas
- Companion to Ricinus communis when attacked by Achaea janata doc/1116268
Outras informações
- Contains capsaicinoids (alkaloids) that provide pungency doc/1058164
- Rootstocks AF8253, Fortaleza and HSE are resistant to Meloidogyne incognita race 1 doc/1109578
- Callus induction optimal at 4.52 µM 2,4-D + 4.44 µM BA; deceleration phase begins 21 days after inoculation doc/1080930
