Studies of the inheritance of mature fruit color in Capsicum annuum L.

Summary Crosses were made among a permanent white accession of pepper, genetically yyc₁c₁c₂c₂ and parents having the following mature fruit color: orange, orange-yellow, lemon-yellow, permanent green and brown. The F₂ and BC generations from these combinations were studied and several models of inheritance were suggested. The discrepancies between the present findings and previous studies were considered, with an emphasis on the inheritance of the white color.