EXPRESSIVITY OF THE MAIN QUANTITATIVE CHARACTERS IN THE PEPPER VARIETY IȘALNIȚA 85 V ON THE SANDY SOILS OF SCDCPN DĂBULENI

Abstract

Bell pepper (Capsicum annuum var. grossum) is an important and valuable legume species, cultivated worldwide. Bell pepper is used for culinary purposes, but can also be consumed fresh or used as a spice or food coloring.
In Romania, bell peppers are the fourth most important crop in terms of production, after cabbage, tomato and onion. In Romania, peppers are mainly grown by small farmers to ensure a sustainable livelihood. The Dăbuleni Research and Development Station for Plant Culture on the Sands (SCDCPN) has been studying numerous vegetable species, including bell peppers, since 1959. At SCDCPN Dăbuleni, the breeding activity for bell peppers aims to maintain our own varieties at the quantitative and qualitative parameters at the time of homologation, but also to create new varieties by using local populations in the breeding process. The aim of this work was to study the expressiveness of the main characteristics of the bell pepper variety Ișalnița 85 V, over a period of 3 years. The bell pepper variety Ișalnița 85 V was subjected to an analysis of the variability of the main quantitative characters of the fruits: fruit weight (g), fruit diameter (cm), pericarp thickness (mm) and I.F (shape index). Currently, the variety is in a process of conservative selection and it is important to evaluate the expressiveness of the main characteristics in order to maintain it within optimal parameters and, at the same time, to preserve the purity of the variety.