Abstract

Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) was introduced in Italy in the early sixteenth century and was widely grown indifferent soil and climatic conditions, coltural and cultural practices carrying to the constitution of different agroecotypes,adapted to different environments and different in their morphology and use of the berries. The Institute ofBiosciences and BioResources, CNR-Bari, set up at the Operative Unit in Policoro (MT) a collection of geneticmaterial collected in several towns in the inland areas of Basilicata Region, characterized by a high level of agrobiodiversity.The study was conducted on morphological, agronomic and biochemical characterization of 37ecotypes of pepper. During the entire productive cycle of the plants were studied several characters related to thecharacteristics of the plant, flowers and fruits. On the whole the studied ecotypes showed wide genetic variability formost of the morphological traits: wall thickness of the berries, vitamin C content, soluble solids content, length,width and all characters resulted influenced by genotype, as well as by environment, growing season andagricultural practices adopted.The present work constitutes a further contribution to the study of local biodiversity and the enhancement offunctional components that are increasingly identified in these species and may represent a useful tool for geneticimprovement programs of the crop.

Autore Pugliese

• De Lisi Antonino

Tutti gli autori

• V. MONTESANO; D. NEGRO; D. BITONTE; F. MONTEMURRO; A. DE LISI; G. SARLI

Titolo volume/Rivista

International journal of agriscience.

Anno di pubblicazione

2014

ISSN

2228-6322

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