Provided is a pepper plant, comprising at least a first set of the chromosomes of pepper line SMO 28-1284, a sample of seed of said line having been deposited under ATCC Accession Number PTA-10077. Further provided is the pepper hybrid PS09967422, a sample of seed of said hybrid PS09967422 having been deposited under ATCC Accession Number PTA-11511. Also provided are methods of using the lines in pepper breeding.