Varietal variation in capsaicin content in hot chilli (C. chinense) was also
reported by Cherian (2000). The variation in capsaicin content
among the cultivars could be attributed to genotype differences
(Tirumalachar, 1967) or may also be due to the presence of gene
modifying factors for pungency and the ratio of placental tissue
to seed and pericarp (Sreelathakumary, 2000).