Provided is a plant, comprising at least a first set of the chromosomes of pepper line SMY 99-1311, a sample of seed of said line having been deposited under ATCC Accession No. PTA-11522, and pepper hybrid PS09956434, a sample of seed of said hybrid having been deposited under ATCC Accession No. PTA-11523. Further provided are methods of pepper breeding using the plant lines.