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Parthenocarpic potential in Capsicum annuum L. is enhanced by carpelloid structures and controlled by a single recessive gene Tiwari et al. Tiwari et al. BMC Plant Biology 2011, 11:143 /1471-2229/11/143 (21 October 2011) Tiwari et al. BMC Plant Biology 2011, 11:143 /1471-2229/11/143 RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access Parthenocarpic potential in Capsicum annuum L. is enhanced by carpelloid structures and controlled by a single recessive gene 1 2,5 3 2 4 2 Aparna Tiwari , Adam Vivian-Smith , Roeland E Voorrips , Myckel EJ Habets , Lin B Xue , Remko Offringa and Ep Heuvelink1* Abstract Background: Parthenocarpy is a desirable trait in Capsicum annuum production because it improves fruit quality and results in a more regular fruit set. Previously, we identified several C. annuum genotypes that already show a certain level of parthenocarpy, and the seedless fruits obtained from these genotypes often contain carpel-like structures. In the Arabidopsis bel1 mutant ovule integuments are transformed into carpels, and we therefore carefully studied ovule development in C. annuum and correlated aberrant ovule development and carpelloid transformation with parthenocarpic fruit set. Results: We identified several additional C. annuum genotypes with a certain level of parthenocarpy, and confirmed a positive correlation between parthenocarpic potential and the development of carpelloid structures. Investigations into the source of these carpel-like structures showed that while the majority of the ovules in C. annuum gynoecia are unitegmic and anatropous, several abnorm