ABSTRACT Chilli (Capsicum species) is an important spice and vegetable crop of the world. Capsicum species have been widely used in food as well as in pharmaceutical industries. This is because these species possess various phytochemicals with antidiabetic and antioxidant activities. There has been a continuous global demand for chilli as a commercial crop due to its food value and health benefits. It is very important to enhance chilli production rapidly to tackle this global demand while improving its nutritional and health benefits. Plant breeders working on chilli have applied various breeding approaches in attempts to improve the important economic traits of chilli. Among the various plant breeding methods that can be applied to improve such traits, heterosis breeding plays a critical role in the rapid increase in yield and other important economic traits in chilli. Genetically diverse inbred lines of chilli with good combining ability are used in heterosis breeding. Scientists working on chilli have observed the significance of heterosis for economic traits and economic traits correlated with agronomic traits for improvement in the desired direction. This present article highlights recent progress and achievement in heterosis breeding in attempts to enhance yield, yield-related agronomic traits and other economic traits of chilli.

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通过杂种优势育种改良辣椒重要经济性状：综述

摘要辣椒（辣椒种）是世界上重要的香料和蔬菜作物。辣椒种类已广泛用于食品和制药行业。这是因为这些物种具有各种具有抗糖尿病和抗氧化活性的植物化学物质。由于其食品价值和健康益处，全球对辣椒作为一种经济作物的需求一直在持续。迅速提高辣椒产量以应对这一全球需求，同时改善其营养和健康益处非常重要。从事辣椒研究的植物育种者已应用各种育种方法来尝试改善辣椒的重要经济性状。在可用于改善这些性状的各种植物育种方法中，杂种优势育种在辣椒产量和其他重要经济性状的快速增加方面发挥着关键作用。具有良好配合力的基因多样的辣椒自交系用于杂种优势育种。从事辣椒研究的科学家已经观察到杂种优势对经济性状和与农艺性状相关的经济性状的重要性，以便朝着理想的方向进行改进。本文重点介绍了杂种优势育种的最新进展和成就，旨在提高辣椒的产量、产量相关农艺性状和其他经济性状。从事辣椒研究的科学家已经观察到杂种优势对经济性状和与农艺性状相关的经济性状的重要性，以便朝着理想的方向进行改进。本文重点介绍了杂种优势育种的最新进展和成就，旨在提高辣椒的产量、产量相关农艺性状和其他经济性状。从事辣椒研究的科学家已经观察到杂种优势对经济性状和与农艺性状相关的经济性状的重要性，以便朝着理想的方向进行改进。本文重点介绍了杂种优势育种的最新进展和成就，旨在提高辣椒的产量、产量相关农艺性状和其他经济性状。