Influence of agricultural practices on fruit quality of bell pepper

An experiment was carried out under plastic house conditions to compare the effect of four fermented organic matter sources (cattle, poultry and sheep manure in addition to 1:1:1 mixture of the three organic matter sources) in which 4 kg organic matter m(-2) were used, with that of the conventional...

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Published in:Pakistan journal of biological sciences 2011-09, Vol.14 (18), p.876-881
Main Author: Abu-Zahra, T R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agriculture - methods
Animals
Anthocyanins - analysis
Ascorbic Acid - analysis
Capsicum - growth & development
Carotenoids - analysis
Cattle
Color
Dietary Fiber - analysis
Fertilizers
Fruit - growth & development
Lycopene
Manure
Phenol - analysis
Poultry
Quality Control
Sheep
Soil
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Summary:An experiment was carried out under plastic house conditions to compare the effect of four fermented organic matter sources (cattle, poultry and sheep manure in addition to 1:1:1 mixture of the three organic matter sources) in which 4 kg organic matter m(-2) were used, with that of the conventional agriculture (chemical fertilizers) treatments on Marvello red pepper fruit quality, by using a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with four replicates. Pepper fruits characteristics cultivated in soil supplemented with manure were generally better than those from plants grown in soil only. Addition of animal manure increased bell pepper fruit content of soluble solids, ascorbic acid, total phenols, crude fibre and intensity of red color as compare with conventional agriculture that produced fruits with higher titratable acidity, water content, lycopene and bigger fruit size. In most cases of animal manure treatments, best results were obtained by the sheep manure treatment that produced the highest TSS, while the worst results were obtained by the poultry manure treatment that produced the smallest fruit and lowest fruit lycopene content.
ISSN:1028-8880
DOI:10.3923/pjbs.2011.876.881