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Resources · March 30, 2022

New Resources: Sweet Pepper Breeding and Seed Saving in the Midwest

We’re pleased to share two new resources for breeding sweet peppers in the Midwest. The new publications are intended to be practical tools for growers in the region interested in breeding and adapting sweet pepper varieties on their farms. The guides are available for free download in our resource library.


Northern Sweet Pepper Trial Report 2019-2021

The new Northern Sweet Pepper Trial Report 2019-2021 is a good place to start researching varieties for an on-farm breeding project. The report includes results from trials conducted to evaluate the performance of several open-pollinated (OP) varieties of sweet bell peppers bred or selected in the northern U.S. The trial focused on OP varieties with the intention of identifying varieties that could serve as parents for farmer-led breeding and selection initiatives in the future.

Northern Sweet Pepper Trial Report 2019-2021


Sweet Pepper Breeding and Seed Saving Guide

The Sweet Pepper Breeding and Seed Saving Guide walks growers through the breeding process from start to finish, and includes:

  • Background, life cycle, and basic biology
  • Population genetics and breedings
  • Seed harvest, processing, and storage
  • Seedbourne diseases
  • Additional resources

Dig into the details on isolation distances, population sizes, roguing, selection, and harvesting and processing seed. You’ll also find a list of seedbourne pathogens found in sweet peppers broken down by bacterial, fungal, and viral.

Sweet Pepper Breeding and Seed Saving Guide


Funding for both of these sweet pepper breeding resources comes from the USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant Program through the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.

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Crops: Peppers

Regions: Midwest

Categories: Resources

Tags: Organic plant breeding, Seed saving, Variety trials

Cathleen McCluskey

Cathleen McCluskey is the policy and advocacy director at Organic Seed Alliance. She leads our legal and cultural advocacy work developing policies that support organic agriculture and farmers' rights to save seed.

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