Exploring the genetic makeup and population structure among Capsicum accessions for crop improvement and breeding curriculum insights

Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

Table 4 Characterization of a genetic plasticity at species level among chilli accessions

Species	Na	Ne	I	He	*uHe*	Nei gene diversity	Ht	Hs	*Gst*	Nm*
Capsicum annumm	2.000±0.000	1.656±0.034	0.549±0.018	0.373±0.015	0.377±0.015
Capsicum baccatum	1.114±0.079	1.223±0.042	0.181±0.032	0.124±0.022	0.149±0.027
Capsicum frutescens	0.747±0.071	1.072±0.024	0.061±0.021	0.042±0.014	0.056±0.019
Grand mean	1.287±0.049	1.317±0.025	0.264±0.019	0.180±0.014	0.194±0.015	0.376±0.132	0.296±0.021	0.180±0.008	0.393	0.773

Na, observed number of alleles; Ne, effective number of alleles; I, Shannon’s Information Index; Ht, total diversity; Hs, diversity within population; Gst, coefficient of gene differentiation; Nm*, gene flow