VARIATION IN CRUDE FIBER CONTENT AMONG PEPPER VARIETIES

4th International Symposium On Biotechnology (2026),  [pp. 63-72]
 
AUTHOR(S) / АУТОР(И): Vesna Matejić , Biljana Šević , Dejan Cvikić , Vera Rajičić , Darko Jovanović , Ivan Tupajić , Milan Ugrinović , Jelena Stojiljković  

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.46793/SBT26.063M

ABSTRACT / САЖЕТАК:

The research was performed in 2024 at two sites in Serbia, at the Institute for Vegetable Crops Smederevska Palanka and a family farm in Donja Lokošnica near Leskovac. The paper researched the differences in crude fiber content between two pepper genotypes: ‘Moravska lepotica’ and ‘Lokošnička’. The crude fiber content was determined by the Scharrer-Kürschner method. Data were analyzed by using IBM SPSS Statistics, version 26.0. A higher crude fiber content was recorded in the fruit of the genotype ‘Lokošnička’ (locality Smederevska Palanka 3.75% and Donja Lokošnica 2.89%) compared to the genotype ‘Moravska Lepotica’ (locality Smederevska Palanka 3.25% and Donja Lokošnica 0.53%). The values at the Donja Lokošnica locality are on average 51.3% lower than at the Smederevska Palanka locality. The high uniformity of the results within the groups, shown by the minimal interquartile range, additionally confirms the stability of the obtained differences.

KEYWORDS / КЉУЧНЕ РЕЧИ:

‘Moravska Lepotica’, ‘Lokošnička’, locality, crude fiber content

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT / ПРОЈЕКАТ:

This work is supported by the Serbian Ministry of Science, Technological Development, and Innovations (Agreement No. 451-03-33/2026-03/200088, 451-03-33/2026-03/ 200216, 451-03-34/2026-03/200383)

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