$("#").append($("<option></option>").val(p).html(p)); code example

Example 1: jquery add option to select

//add option to select with jQuery
$('#selectID').append($('<option>', {
    value: 1,
    text: 'Option Text'
}));

Example 2: jquery insert option into select

$('#ID_DO_SELECT').append('<option value="valor">texto</option>');