Table 1. Pigment content [g kg^–1(DM)] in pepper.Chl – chlorophyll.

pigment	Chl a			Chl b			Chl a/b
	Control	Treatment	–%	Control	Treatment	–%	Control	Treatment	–%
HZ	8.93±0.58	5.45±0.24	38.97*	2.41±0.11	1.54±0.14	36.01**	3.71	3.55	4.31**
WT	9.31±0.42	4.78±0.36	48.66	2.89±0.23	0.92±0.09	68.17	3.22	3.14	2.54

Note: HZ– the mutant of purple pepper; WT– the wild pepper of green pepper (PI631133). Values are means ± SE (n = 9).

^**,*t-test significance at 0.01and 0.05 levels, respectively.