QTLs for fruit shape, fruit width, and pericarp thickness, but not for fruit length, were detected in both crosses, indicating the conservation of the fs3.1 region as a QTL affecting fruit shape in pepper. ###>Pour la même raison, une population F2 issue de la lignée d'introgression IL152, laquelle contient la région fs3.1 du Capsicum chinense PI 152225, a été examinée.