Description:
Germplasm '509-45-1' was derived from a single plant originally selected from PI 645509 during a germplasm screening for the occurrence of pungency. Fruit from a single plant of 645509 was found to be non-pungent and subsequently designated '509'. Fruit of '509' were found to lack capsaicinoids but produced moderate levels of capsinoids (capsiate and dihydrocapsiate). Further single plant selections for capsinoids were made from the selfed progeny of '509' in successive generations resulting in germplasm '509-45-1'