COMMERCIAL AND NUTRACEUTICAL QUALITY OF JALAPEÑO PEPPER AFFECTED BY SALICYLIC ACID LEVELS
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of salicylic acid (SA) added via nutrient solution on yield and both commercial and nutraceutical quality of ‘jalapeño’ pepper cv. Mitla. Increasing doses of SA: 0.025, 0.050, 0.075, 0.1 and 0.2mM were applied, and there was a group of control plants...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2020 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco |
| Repositorio: | Redalyc-UJAT |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:redalyc.org:33964462004 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=33964462004 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/339/33964462004/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/339/33964462004/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/339/33964462004/33964462004.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/339/33964462004/movil |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Multidisciplinarias (Ciencias Sociales) Elicitors Phyitochemicals Capsicum annuum L |
| Sumario: | The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of salicylic acid (SA) added via nutrient solution on yield and both commercial and nutraceutical quality of ‘jalapeño’ pepper cv. Mitla. Increasing doses of SA: 0.025, 0.050, 0.075, 0.1 and 0.2mM were applied, and there was a group of control plants without application. A completely randomized experimental design layout with ten replications was used. The variables evaluated were yield, polar and equatorial diameter, pulp thickness, firmness, content of total phenolic compounds, total flavonoids and total antioxidant capacity. Results indicate that the 0.2mM dose of SA increased yield by 35%. There was an increase of 22 and 30% in polar and equatorial diameter respectively and fruit firmness increased 48% with the highest dose of SA, in respect to the control plants. Nutraceutical quality was significantly affected with increases of 42, 70 and 9% on phenolic compounds, flavonoids and total antioxidant capacity respectively, compared to the control plants without application. The incorporation of SA via nutrient solution represents an alternative to increase production and nutraceutical quality of jalapeño pepper fruits. |
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