Introduction
North-East India is one of the 12 mega bio-diversity hot spots in
the world [1]. In vegetables at least 12 species of Solanum are consumed
by the local people. Many wild relatives can also contribute as donors
in the hybridization programme. Enormous diversities exist within
Capsicum at the interspecific level and also in their landraces. Wide
hybridization is an important tool in the hands of the plant breeder and
a cytogeneticist. It is the first step to transfer desirable traits from one
species into another.