Long-term research in pepper organic production are scarce in Republic of Macedonia. Plant and fruit morphological traits of important pepper varieties organically produced were compared to pepper produced in conventional systems. Conceivably, this is the first morphological traits comparative study of locally important pepper genotypes (Capsicum annuum L.) in Republic of Macedonia in organic and conventional open-field production. The aim of the research is to determine the differences in pepper morphological traits when produced organically in comparison to conventional production. Eight plants and fruits were used for morphological traits determination of plant and fruit in six locally important pepper genotypes (Strumicka Kapija, Strumicka Vezena,
This work was carried out in collaboration among listed authors. Author OB planned and carried the field experimental work performed the results analysis, literature collection and manuscript writing. Author FT participated in planning of the field experimental work, statistical analysis and manuscript preparation. Author LM was responsible for overall planning and supervision of the experiment and participated in manuscript preparation. Authors SJ and KT contributed with the applied laboratory methodology for extraction of vitamin C and total antioxidants and quantification of vitamin C. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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