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Horticulture Research 9,
Article number: uhab084 (2022)
doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/hr/uhab084
Views: 390
Received: 13 Oct 2021
Revised: 12 Dec 2021
Published online: 20 Jan 2022
Dear Editor,
Chloroplasts perform photosynthesis and thus drive the growth, development, and reproduction of plants. Mutations in genes that encode chloroplast proteins frequently lead to chlorophyll deficiencies. Studies on chlorophyll-deficient mutants have led to major advances in our knowledge of chloroplast- and photosynthesis-associated genes in model plants. Similarly, studies on chlorophyll-deficient mutants will contribute to our understanding of chloroplast development and function in solanaceous crops, such as pepper, thus helping us to rationally manipulate photosynthesis for crop improvement. Pepper is a globally important vegetable that is used as a spice, food, and medicine.