The photographs depict the division of microspores and the formation of multicellular structures derived from the Aci Kil Menderes pepper, a Turkish chili variety renowned for its remarkable heat level (reaching up to 1,000,000 on the Scoville scale) and its elongated fruits, which measure up to 20 cm in length. The task of producing androgenic doubled haploid plants from peppers, especially those that are both spicier and longer, presents increasing difficulties, with complete failures reported in attempts with the spiciest and most slender varieties (refer to https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10112414). Fytagoras, a leading research entity dedicated to developing protocols for the production of doubled haploid plants from challenging crops, has taken up the gauntlet by applying their experimental protocols to some of the world’s most potent peppers. See also: https://www.doubledhaploids.com/
