Comparative Study of Certain Hot Pepper  Genotypes (Capsicum Annuum L.)  Cultivated in Oltenia, România

Maria Dinu; Mihaela GabrielaDumitru; Ioan Pintilie

Volume : II, Issue : VII, July - 2013

Comparative Study of Certain Hot Pepper Genotypes (Capsicum Annuum L.) Cultivated in Oltenia, România

Maria Dinu, Mihaela Gabrieladumitru, Ioan Pintilie

Abstract :

The purpose of this study is to focus on the qualities that some of the local hot peppers varieties have as compared to a variety created, by analysing the content of the main bioactive compounds. The study refers to 7 genotypes of hot peppers, 6 of which, originated from different areas of Oltenia (the Southern part of Romania), are well known and are cultivated by private producers with tradition in the area, and another one, the De Cayenne variety, which has been used as witness. The cultivars of such genotypes have not been treated against diseases, no pest control treatments have been applied due to their natural genetic resistance and they have not been chemically fertilised in vegetation. In the present study the variation of the bioactive compounds has been evaluated in all seven pepper fruit varieties cultivated in Oltenia. The statistical analysis of the results obtained showed significant differences amongst local populations as well as between them and the variety created. The content of ascorbic acid varied compared with the witness sample by 14.3% in case of sample V3 , by 24.2% in case of sample V6 and by 38.72% in sample V7 . The content of carotene recorded variations of the concentration compared with the witness sample by 21.74% in sample V3 , by 17.98% in case of sample V6 and 23.29 for sample V7 . The capsaicin contained by samples showed concentration changes compared with the witness concentration by 18.1% for V6 , by19.5% for V7 and by 21.6% for V5