Morphological characteristics of perspective lines of pepper of the Institute for Vegetable Crops

Velika divergentost genotipova u okviru gajene vrste Capsicum annuum L. omogućava neiscrpni proces selekcije u kreiranju novih hibrida, sorti i linija. U Srbiji postoji mnogo sorti paprike stvorenih za različite namene, ali mali broj je stvoren procesom selekcije. Cilј našeg rada je bio da se prikažu ekonomski najznačajnije morfološke osobine nekih perspektivnih linija Instituta za povrtarstvo u Smederevskoj Palanci. Od posmatranih 5 genotipova izdvojio se genotip LPK-10/1 kod kojeg su utvrđene najveće, statistički značajno različite, vrednosti u odnosu na ostala 4 genotipa. Takođe, genotip LPK-05 se izdvojio visokim vrednostima za masu ploda, debljinu perikarpa i sadržaj suve materije. Ispitivani genotipovi su uklјučeni u dalji proces selekcije u cilјu stvaranja novih sorti i linija paprike pedigre metodom selekcije.The great divergence of genotypes within the cultivated species Capsicum annuum L. enables an inexhaustible process of selection in the creation of new hybrids, varieties, and lines. In Serbia, there are many pepper varieties created for different uses, but a small number have been created through a process of selection. The goal of our work was to show the most economically significant morphological traits of some perspective lines of the Institute for vegetable crops in Smederevska Palanka. Of the observed 5 genotypes, the genotype LPK-10/1 was singled out, with the highest, statistically significantly different values compared to the other 4 genotypes. Also, genotype LPK-05 was singled out with high values for fruit mass, pericarp thickness, and dry matter content. The tested genotypes were included in the further selection process in order to create new varieties and pepper lines by the pedigree selection method