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Lee, Y. and L. Howard (1999). Firmness and phytochemical losses in pasteurized yellow banana peppers (Capsicum annuum) as affected by calcium chloride and storage. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 47(2): 700-703. {a} Inst. Food Sci. Eng., Univ. Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72704, USA

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Madrid, R., F. Navarro, et al. (1999). Development of colour in red pepper fruits in soilless culture. Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology. March 74(2): 175-180. {a} Dpto. Quimica Fisica, Facultad de Quimica, Universidad de Murcia, Apartado 4021, 30071, Murcia, Spain

Marcelis, L. F. M. and L. C. Ho (1999). Blossom-end rot in relation to growth rate and calcium content in fruits of sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum L.). Journal of Experimental Botany. March 50(332): 357-363. {a} Research Institute for Agrobiology and Soil Fertility (AB-DLO), 6700AA, Wageningen, Netherlands

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Marque, J. M., S. N. L. de, et al. (1999). Identification of mating types of isolates of Phytophthora capsici obtained from sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum) and squash (Curcubita moschata). Summa Phytopathologica. July Sept 25(3): 269-271. {a} Departamento de Defesa Fitossanitaria, FCA/UNESP, CEP 18.603-970, Botucatu, SP, Brazil

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Mino, Y. and M. Iwao (1999). Protein chemotaxonomy of the Solanaceae. VII. Amino acid sequence of ferredoxin from Capsicum annuum. Natural Medicines. Feb. 53(1): 37-41. {a} Department of Pharmacognosy, Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 4-20-1 Nasahara, Takatsuki, Osaka, 569-1094, Japan

Moelck, G., S. G. Micha, et al. (1999). Attraction to odour of infested plants and learning behaviour in the aphid parasitoid Aphelinus abdominalis. Zeitschrift fuer Pflanzenkrankheiten und Pflanzenschutz. Nov. 106(6): 557-567. {a} Institut fuer Phytopathologie, Universitaet Kiel, Hermann-Rodewald-Str. 9, D-24118, Kiel, Germany

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Mythili, J. B. and P. Thomas (1999). Influence of ammonium to nitrate nitrogen ratio in different basal media on callusing response of capsicum (Capsicum annuum L. grossum Sendt.) anthers. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology 37(3): 314-316. {a} Division of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hessaraghatta, Bangalore, 560089, India

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Bouvier, F., Y. Keller, et al. (1998). Xanthophyll biosynthesis: Molecular and functional characterization of carotenoid hydroxylases from pepper fruits (Capsicum annuum L.). Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 1391(3): 320-328. {a} Inst. Biol. Mol. Plantes Cent., Natl. Recherche Sci., Univ. Louis Pasteur, 12 rue du General Zimmer, 67084 Strasbourg, France

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Carvajal, M., J. L. Gimenez, et al. (1998). Antioxidant content and colour level in different varieties of red pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) affected by plant-leaf Ti4+ spray and processing. Acta Alimentaria 27(4): 365-375. {a} CEBAS-CSIC, P.O. Box 4195, 30080 Murcia, Spain

Chen, C. H., H. J. Lin, et al. (1998). An amphipathic protein from sweet pepper can dissociate harpinPss multimeric forms and intensify the harpinPss-mediated hypersensitive response. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology 52(3): 139-149. {a} Graduate Inst. Life Sci., National Defense Med. Cent., Taipei, Taiwan

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Grasswitz, T. R. (1998). Effect of adult experience on the host-location behavior of the aphid parasitoid Aphidius colemani Viereck (Hymenoptera: Aphidiidae). Biological Control 12(3): 177-181. {a} Dep. Crop Production, Harper Adams Agric. Coll., Newport, Shropshire, TF10 8NB, UK

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Imahori, Y., Y. F. Zhou, et al. (1998). Ascorbate metabolism during maturation of sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) fruit. Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science 67(5): 798-804. Coll. Agric., Osaka Prefecture Univ., Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan

Ismail, M. R. and W. J. Davies (1998). Root restriction affects leaf growth and stomatal response: The role of xylem sap ABA. Scientia Horticulturae Amsterdam 74(4): 257-268. {a} Dep. Agron. Hortic., Univ. Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

Jaafar, H. Z., J. G. Atherton, et al. (1998). Impact of water stress on reproductive development of sweet peppers (Capsicum annuum L.). I. Role of ethylene in water deficit-induced flower abscission. Journal of Tropical Agriculture and Food Science. Dec. 26(2): 165-174. {a} MARDI Headquarters, Strategic, Environment and Natural Resources Research Centre, 50774, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Jang, H. G. and S. J. Chung (1998). Cultivar differences in dry matter production and potentially-grown fruits of sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) in rockwool culture. Journal of the Korean Society for Horticultural Science 39(6): 676-679. {a} Dep. Hort., Coll. Agr., Chonnam Natl. Univ., Kwangju 500-757, South Korea

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Ouellet, F., T. A. Vazquez, et al. (1998). The wheat wcs120 promoter is cold-inducible in both monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous species. FEBS Letters 423(3): 324-328. {a} Dep. Sci. Biol., Univ. Quebec Montreal, C.P. 8888, Succ. Centre-ville, Montreal, PQ H3C 3P8, Canada

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Pozueta, R. J., G. Houlne, et al. (1998). Identification of a short interspersed repetitive element in partially spliced transcripts of the bell pepper (Capsicum annuum) PAP gene: New evolutionary and regulatory aspects on plant tRNA-related SINEs. Gene Amsterdam 214(1-2): 51-58. {a} Inst. Biol. Mol. Plantes, Univ. Louis Pasteur, 12 rue du General Zimmer, 67084 Strasbourg, Cedex, France

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Pressman, E., H. Moshkovitch, et al. (1998). Influence of low night temperatures on sweet pepper flower quality and the effect of repeated pollinations, with viable pollen, on fruit setting. Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology 73(1): 131-136. Dep. Vegetable Crops, Agric. Res. Organ., Volcani Cent., Bet Dagan 50250, Israel

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Ram, M. and S. Kumar (1998). Intercropping medicinal, spice and oil seed crops with geranium (Pelargonium graveolens) for improving productivity in assured input system of a subtropical environment. Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Sciences 20(4): 1060-1066. {a} Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow, UP, 226 015, India

Riley, M. K. and P. W. Bosland (1998). Commercial planting media effective in screening for verticillium wilt of Capsicum annuum. Hortscience 33(2): 285-286. {a} Dep. Agron. Hortic., N.M. State Univ., Las Cruces, NM 88003, USA

Rodrigues, P., H. Morais, et al. (1998). Use of HPLC and multivariate methods for the evaluation of the stability of colour pigments of paprika (Capsicum annuum) powder. Analytica Chimica Acta 372(3): 411-416. {a} Central Res. Inst. Chem., Hungarian Acad. Sci., PO Box 17, 1525 Budapest, Hungary

Roe, N. E. (1998). Compost utilization for vegetable and fruit crops. Hortscience 33(6): 934-937. {a} Texas A and M Res. Extension Center, Route 2, Box 1, Stephenville, TX 76401, USA

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