Today’s question for the chef: Is there a difference between Hungarian paprika and Spanish paprika? The short answer is yes. And here are the delicious details: Hungarian Paprika and Spanish Pimenton ...

UC Davis researchers analyzed more than 30,000 genes to develop a family tree of <i>Capsicum annum</i>, the world's most common cultivated pepper species. From the small, spicy Thai chiles to the ...

In the world’s plant gene banks, scientists studied how so many varieties of the humble capsicum worked their way onto our plates. By Veronique Greenwood Peppers are cosmopolitan, a vegetable that ...

Paul Bosland is a pepper plant breeder whose specialty adds zest and dazzle to the holidays. So far, he’s introduced ornamental chile plants for Halloween (orange and black fruit), Thanksgiving (cream ...

ORONO, ME--Researchers have released a new Capsicum annuum pepper germplasm that contains high concentrations of capsinoids. The release was announced in the January 2014 issue of HortScience by ...

Chilly days call for warming up with a steaming bowl of hot chili. And we can thank the peppers known botanically as Capsicum for that warm sensation. Although they are native to Central and South ...

Capsicum is a major vegetable and spice crop worldwide. Global production of both fresh and dried fruit continues to increase steadily in terms of area harvested and total yield. A comprehensive ...

Come late May to the first of June, farmer Frank Pannell and his Barr cousins will get out the tractor, hitch up the planter and go out to plant bell peppers on the farm on Barr Road, near New ...

Recent research shows how short bouts of flooding and persistent wind affect pepper function, recovery, and yield risk.