Some morphological and biological characteristics of pepper produced under in vitro conditions

Apical buds were isolated from pepper (Capsicum annuum L. sort Kurtovska kapija), from aseptically grown seedlings; then they were cultivated on MS medium with hormones IAA and KINETIN. After 4 weeks, pepper shoots were obtained from apical buds. Rooting of pepper shoots was stimulated on MS medium with a low level of auxins, which were essential for rooting. After 6 weeks the plantlets were adapted to the environment. Compared with the regular cultivated plants, which were used as a control, the in vitro procedure yielded plants with significant difference in some morphological characteristics. In the next vegetation, the seeds from in vitro obtained plants were planted in the field. These plants were less variable in some morphological characteristics than the control group. Phenological phase appeared at same time in both in vitro and control plants