Published in Scientific Papers. Series B, Horticulture, Vol. LXIV, Issue 1
Written by Ovidia Loredana AGAPIE, Florin STĂNICĂ, Costel VÎNĂTORU, Elena BARCANU, Bianca Elena TĂNASE1 Ion GHERASE, Geanina NEGOȘANU
The aim of this study was to assess the agro-morphological traits of different accessions of Habanero peppers from the germplasm collection of V.R.D.S. Buzau. Ten accesions of Habanero peppers were taken into study and had been characterized from agro-morphological point of view, analysing 15 quantitative and 10 qualitative traits. The quantitative parameters were statistically analysed and significant differences were observed in terms of plant height, therefore the maximum value was recorded by accession A110 (131.4 cm), followed by A12A (128.35 cm), A12B (124.85 cm) while the lowest plant height was recorded by genotype A500 (78.4 cm). The length of the fruits varied between 6.70 cm (A128) to 3.50 cm (A13A). Regarding the weight of the one fruit, the highest values was reported by A128 (30.10 g) and the lowest was also registered by A 500 (7.15 g) Following the agro-morphological characterization, it can be concluded that there was a great variability within studied genotypes of chilli peppers. The results will be used in the breeding program to obtain new genotypes adapted to the pedo-climatic conditions of Romania.
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