Transcriptome analysis of Capsicum annuum and Capsicum chinense under abiotic stresses

Here the transcriptome of the widely cultured Capsicum annuum L. var. annuum cv. Mazurka and its wild relative Chili Capsicum chinense Jacq. cv. CAP 1035 were investigated and compared. Plants were grown under industrial like conditions on rock wool cubes in plant chambers for eight weeks before applying various abiotic stresses (salt, cooler temperature, and combinations thereof) for 14 days. The leaf beneath first branching was harvested and used for transcriptome analysis to investigate the potential to produce valuable metabolites in green residuals.