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Details for: PI 631149,
Capsicum annuum
L., 'NuMex Twilight'
Summary
Passport
Taxonomy
Other
Pedigree
IPR
Observation
Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Capsicum annuum
L.
Cultivar:
'NuMex Twilight'
Origin:
Developed – New Mexico, United States
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
02 Nov 1999
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
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Seed
20 count
PI 631149 02 SD
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Capsicum annuum
L.
Cultivar:
'NuMex Twilight'
Origin:
Developed – New Mexico, United States
Maintained:
Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (S9)
Received by NPGS:
02 Nov 1999
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Annual
Life Cycle:
Annual
Source History
Developed
New Mexico, United States
Developer(s):
Bosland, Paul W., New Mexico State University
Gonzalez, Max M., New Mexico State University
Iglesias, Jaime, New Mexico State University
Accession Names and Identifiers
'NuMex Twilight'
Type: Cultivar name
NMCA 10488
Type: Developer identifier
Grif 14469
Type: Site identifier
Group: GRIF
S-9 Research Numbers
Narrative
Compact plants developed for growing in small containers, but suitable for cultivation in formal garden bed. Polychotomous branching of basal branches makes cultivar ideal for pot plant production. One flower per leaf axil. Fruit purple, ripening to yellow, orange, and then red. White flowers and green leaves. Yellow fruit stage is more pronounced. Erect flower pedicels at anthesis, fruit upright and smooth with cup-shaped calyx. Flowers begin opening 120 days after sowing, fruit matures to red in an additional 90 days. Plants erect, stem has no pubescence, leaf texture is smooth. Pungent. Polychotomous growth habit and four-colored fruit serve as important marketing traits.
Capsicum annuum
L.
Genus:
Capsicum
Family:
Solanaceae
Subfamily:
Solanoideae
Tribe:
Capsiceae
Nomen number:
8904
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:188-189. 1753
Protologue link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358207
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
Verified:
01/22/1997
by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Capsicum annuum
L. var.
annuum
(0 active accession[s])
Capsicum annuum
L. var.
glabriusculum
(Dunal) Heiser & Pickersgill
(73 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Common names
Language
Name
Alternate name
note
seq
Citation
English
red capsicum
1
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS).
Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English
sweet pepper
1
Botanical Society of the British Isles.
BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
Chinese
la liao
辣椒
2
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-.
Flora of China (English edition).
French
piment annuel
2
Demilly, D. et al.
2001. Liste alphabétique des principales espèces de plantes cultivées et de mauvaises herbes. Noms latins et noms français, ed. 7 GEVES-SNES, Beaucouzé, France.
French
poivron
2
Demilly, D. et al.
2001. Liste alphabétique des principales espèces de plantes cultivées et de mauvaises herbes. Noms latins et noms français, ed. 7 GEVES-SNES, Beaucouzé, France.
Swedish
spanskpeppar
2
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012.
Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Korean
gochu
2
Mun-Chan, B. et al.
1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:87.
Name
References
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Pathogens
Vouchers
Citations
Pedigree
Date released:
Sep 1994
Description:
Selection from original population from Jalisco, Mexico with no hybridization
Bosland, P. W. et al.
1994. 'NuMex Centennial' and 'NuMex Twilight' Ornamental Chiles. HortScience 29(9):1090.
Material Transfer Agreement
Observations
Phenotype Data
Category
Descriptor
Description
Value
Sample Size
Study
Inventory
Availability
DISEASE
Phytophthora Root Rot
Resistance to root rot (
Phytophthora capsici
). A disease index value of 2 or less is considered resistant, and a value greater than 2 is susceptible
9 - Dead plants
6
View more detailed information on Materials and Methods (.pdf file)
.">PEPPERS.ROOTROT.2009
PI 631149 02 SD
DISEASE
BEET CURLY TOP VIRUS
RESISTANCE TO BEET CURLY TOP VIRUS (BCTV)
1 - RESISTANT
PEPPERS.BOSLAND.CURLYTOP.2000
Not Available
GROWTH
DETERMINATE HABIT
DETERMINATE HABIT
1 - AT LEAST 75% OF FRUITS MATURE AT ONCE
PEPPERS.EXPERIMENT.2001
PI 631149 02 SD
GROWTH
DWARFISM
PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF DWARFISM
0 - ABSENT
PEPPERS.EXPERIMENT.2001
PI 631149 02 SD
GROWTH
PLANT HABIT
GROWTH HABIT OF PLANT
5 - COMPACT, HEIGHT = WIDTH
PEPPERS.EXPERIMENT.2001
PI 631149 02 SD
MORPHOLOGY
ANTHOCYANIN IMMATURE FRUIT
PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF ANTHOCYANIN IN IMMATURE FRUIT
1 - PRESENT
PEPPERS.EXPERIMENT.2001
PI 631149 02 SD
MORPHOLOGY
NODE ANTHOCYANIN
INDICATION OF THE PRESENCE OF ANTHOCYANIN IN THE NODES
1 - PRESENT
PEPPERS.EXPERIMENT.2001
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MORPHOLOGY
STEM ANTHOCYANIN
INDICATION OF THE PRESENCE OF ANTHOCYANIN IN THE STEM
1 - PRESENT
PEPPERS.EXPERIMENT.2001
PI 631149 02 SD
MORPHOLOGY
BLOSSOM END SHAPE
BLOSSOM END SHAPE
1 - POINTED
PEPPERS.EXPERIMENT.2001
PI 631149 02 SD
MORPHOLOGY
CALYX CONSTRICTION
PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF CALYX CONSTRICTION
M - MIXED
PEPPERS.EXPERIMENT.2001
PI 631149 02 SD
MORPHOLOGY
CALYX MARGIN
CALYX MARGIN
2 - (1 = SMOOTH, 9 = SERRATE)
PEPPERS.EXPERIMENT.2001
PI 631149 02 SD
MORPHOLOGY
COROLLA SPOTS
COLOR OF COROLLA SPOTS
0 - ABSENT
PEPPERS.EXPERIMENT.2001
PI 631149 02 SD
MORPHOLOGY
COTYLEDON COLOR
COLOR OF THE COTYLEDON
1 - GREEN
PEPPERS.EXPERIMENT.2001
PI 631149 02 SD
MORPHOLOGY
FASCICULATED
PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF FASCICULATION
0 - ABSENT
PEPPERS.EXPERIMENT.2001
PI 631149 02 SD
MORPHOLOGY
FILAMENT COLOR
COLOR OF THE FILAMENT
1 - WHITE
PEPPERS.EXPERIMENT.2001
PI 631149 02 SD
MORPHOLOGY
FLOWERS PER AXIL
NUMBER OF FLOWERS PER AXIL
M
PEPPERS.EXPERIMENT.2001
PI 631149 02 SD
MORPHOLOGY
FRUIT CORKINESS
FRUIT CORKINESS
0 - NONE
PEPPERS.EXPERIMENT.2001
PI 631149 02 SD
MORPHOLOGY
FRUIT LENGTH
AVERAGE LENGTH OF 20 FRUITS IN CENTIMETERS
1.5
PEPPERS.EXPERIMENT.2001
PI 631149 02 SD
MORPHOLOGY
FRUIT POSITION
POSITION OF THE FRUIT
9 - ERECT
PEPPERS.EXPERIMENT.2001
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MORPHOLOGY
FRUIT SHAPE
SHAPE OF FRUIT
2 - OBLATE
PEPPERS.EXPERIMENT.2001
PI 631149 02 SD
MORPHOLOGY
FRUIT WEIGHT
AVERAGE WEIGHT OF 20 FRUITS IN GRAMS
0.7
PEPPERS.EXPERIMENT.2001
PI 631149 02 SD
MORPHOLOGY
FRUIT WIDTH
AVERAGE WIDTH OF 20 FRUITS AT WIDEST SPOT IN CENTIMETERS
1
PEPPERS.EXPERIMENT.2001
PI 631149 02 SD
MORPHOLOGY
IMMATURE FRUIT COLOR
COLOR OF IMMATURE FRUITS
6 - PURPLE
PEPPERS.EXPERIMENT.2001
PI 631149 02 SD
MORPHOLOGY
LEAF PUBESCENCE
AMOUNT OF PUBESCENCE OBSERVED ON THE LEAF
0 - GLABROUS
PEPPERS.EXPERIMENT.2001
PI 631149 02 SD
MORPHOLOGY
LEAF TEXTURE
TEXTURE OF THE LEAF
1 - SMOOTH
PEPPERS.EXPERIMENT.2001
PI 631149 02 SD
MORPHOLOGY
LOCULE NUMBER
NUMBER OF LOCULES OF A FRUIT CROSS SECTION
3
PEPPERS.EXPERIMENT.2001
PI 631149 02 SD
MORPHOLOGY
MATURE FRUIT COLOR
COLOR OF MATURE FRUITS (BASED ON MUNSELL COLOR SCALE)
M - MIXED
PEPPERS.EXPERIMENT.2001
PI 631149 02 SD
MORPHOLOGY
FRUIT NECK CONSTRICTION
PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF FRUIT NECK CONSTRICTION
0 - ABSENT
PEPPERS.EXPERIMENT.2001
PI 631149 02 SD
MORPHOLOGY
PEDICEL POSITION AT ANTHESIS
PEDICEL POSITION AT ANTHESIS
1 - PENDANT
PEPPERS.EXPERIMENT.2001
PI 631149 02 SD
MORPHOLOGY
PEDUNCLE INSERTION
INSERTION OF PEDUNCLE
1 - PROTRUDED
PEPPERS.EXPERIMENT.2001
PI 631149 02 SD
MORPHOLOGY
SEED COLOR
COLOR OF THE SEED
1 - STRAW
PEPPERS.EXPERIMENT.2001
PI 631149 02 SD
MORPHOLOGY
STEM NUMBER
NUMBER OF STEMS ON THE PLANT
3 - (1 = SINGLE, 9 = MULTIPLE)
PEPPERS.EXPERIMENT.2001
PI 631149 02 SD
MORPHOLOGY
STEM PUBESCENCE
AMOUNT OF PUBESCENCE OBSERVED ON THE STEM
0 - GLABROUS
PEPPERS.EXPERIMENT.2001
PI 631149 02 SD
MORPHOLOGY
STIGMA EXSERTION
EXSERTION OF THE STIGMA
5 - SAME LEVEL
PEPPERS.EXPERIMENT.2001
PI 631149 02 SD
MORPHOLOGY
CALYX SHAPE
SHAPE OF CALYX
1 - CUP SHAPED
PEPPERS.EXPERIMENT.2001
PI 631149 02 SD
MORPHOLOGY
FRUIT PODS PER NODE
HIGHEST NUMBER OF FRUITING PODS PER NODE OBSERVED
2.5
PEPPERS.EXPERIMENT.2001
PI 631149 02 SD
MORPHOLOGY
STEM COLOR
COLOR OF THE STEM
1 - GREEN
PEPPERS.EXPERIMENT.2001
PI 631149 02 SD
PHENOLOGY
DAYS TO MATURITY
RELATIVE NUMBER OF DAYS TO PLANT MATURITY
5 - MEDIUM
PEPPERS.EXPERIMENT.2001
PI 631149 02 SD
PRODUCTION
FRUIT PERSISTANCE
FRUIT PERSISTANCE
1 - PERSISTANT CALYX (DOES NOT HAVE Sp GENE)
PEPPERS.EXPERIMENT.2001
PI 631149 02 SD
PRODUCTION
FRUIT SET
RELATIVE AMOUNT OF FRUIT SET
9 - HIGH
PEPPERS.EXPERIMENT.2001
PI 631149 02 SD
PRODUCTION
MALE STERILITY
PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF MALE STERILITY
0 - ABSENT
PEPPERS.EXPERIMENT.2001
PI 631149 02 SD
PRODUCTION
PUNGENCY
PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF PUNGENCY
1 - PRESENT
PEPPERS.EXPERIMENT.2001
PI 631149 02 SD
PRODUCTION
ACCESSION UNIFORMITY
ACCESSION UNIFORMITY
9 - HIGH (ALL UNIFORM)
PEPPERS.EXPERIMENT.2001
PI 631149 02 SD
PRODUCTION
COMMERCIAL CATEGORY
COMMERCIAL FRUIT CATEGORY
ORN - ORNAMENTAL
PEPPERS.EXPERIMENT.2001
PI 631149 02 SD