Effect of natural biostimulants on yield and nutritional quality: an example of sweet yellow pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) plants

Nada Parađiković; Tomislav Vinković; Ivana Vinković Vrček; Irena Žuntar; Mirza Bojić; Marica Medić‐Šarić

doi:10.1002/jsfa.4431

journal article May 02, 2011

Effect of natural biostimulants on yield and nutritional quality: an example of sweet yellow pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) plants

Nada Parađiković Tomislav Vinković Ivana Vinković Vrček Irena Žuntar Mirza Bojić Marica Medić‐Šarić

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture Vol. 91 No. 12 pp. 2146-2152 · Wiley

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Abstract

AbstractBACKGROUND: Modifications in growing techniques can affect the yield and nutritional quality of various cultivated plant species. Owing to its high nutritional value, pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) was used in this study as a model plant to investigate the effect of natural biostimulants on yield and fruit quality parameters under conditions of reduced fertilisation.RESULTS: A positive influence of biostimulant treatment on yield parameters was observed. The overall increase in the pigment content of leaves after biostimulant application agreed well with the higher total and commercial yields of treated pepper cultivars compared with their controls. The results showed that natural biostimulants had a positive effect on the vitamin C and total phenolic contents in pepper fruits during the hot summer season. The 1,1‐diphenyl‐2‐picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and 2,2′‐azinobis(3‐ethylbenzothiazoline‐6‐sulfonate) (ABTS) antioxidant activities were also significantly higher (P < 0.05) in treated plants and correlated strongly with all measured quality parameters except total phenolic content.CONCLUSION: Generally, biostimulants improved the antioxidant activity, vitamin C and phenolic contents in fruits as well as the pigment content in leaves of treated compared with non‐treated pepper plants grown hydroponically. Thus the application of biostimulants could be considered as a good production strategy for obtaining high yields of nutritionally valuable vegetables with lower impact on the environment. Copyright © 2011 Society of Chemical Industry

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Published: May 02, 2011
Vol/Issue: 91(12)
Pages: 2146-2152
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Independent Unit of Toxicology University of Zagreb Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry 10 000 Zagreb , Croatia

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Nada Parađiković, Tomislav Vinković, Ivana Vinković Vrček, et al. (2011). Effect of natural biostimulants on yield and nutritional quality: an example of sweet yellow pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) plants. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 91(12), 2146-2152. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.4431

Effect of natural biostimulants on yield and nutritional quality: an example of sweet yellow pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) plants

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