Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of a mycorrhizal inoculation (AMF) and irrigation regime on certain yield morphological parameters and the biological value of fruits of open field-grown sweet pepper under temperate climate conditions. A study on the Polish hybrid cultivar ‘Roberta F1’ was conducted over the period 2016–2018 in a private certified organic farm. Sweet pepper was harvested at physiological maturity from the second 10 days of August to the first 10 days of October. AMF and irrigation were shown to significantly modify the selected morphological parameters of the peppers. Fruits with the highest weight, length, and width were harvested from AMF-inoculated plants, both irrigated and non-irrigated ones. The chemical composition and antioxidant activity (AA) of pepper fruit extracts were significantly affected by AMF and irrigation. AMF application contributed to a decrease in the percentage of dry matter, vitamin C, reducing sugars, extract, carotenoids, and AA. Irrigation, on the other hand, had a beneficial effect on enhancing the biological value of pepper fruits (except for vitamin C), also increasing their AA. The highest levels of carotenoids (4.64 mg 100 g−1 of fresh matter (FM) were found in the fruits of irrigated plants without AMF, whereas the highest levels of vitamin C (134.10 mg 100 g−1 FM) were accumulated by the fruits of plants grown without AMF and without irrigation.
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Claim · model-written summary
AMF inoculation and irrigation significantly modified pepper fruit morphology.
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e0“AMF and irrigation were shown to significantly modify the selected morphological parameters of the peppers.”
Claim · model-written summary
AMF-inoculated plants produced fruits with the highest weight, length and width under both irrigation regimes.
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e0“Fruits with the highest weight, length, and width were harvested from AMF-inoculated plants, both irrigated and non-irrigated ones.”
t0“Sweet Pepper”
Claim · model-written summary
AMF and irrigation significantly affected chemical composition and antioxidant activity of pepper fruit extracts.
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- peppere0
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- AMF and irrigatione0
- Outcome
- chemical composition and antioxidant activity (AA)e0
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e0“The chemical composition and antioxidant activity (AA) of pepper fruit extracts were significantly affected by AMF and irrigation.”
Claim · model-written summary
AMF application decreased fruit dry matter, vitamin C and reducing sugars.
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- Sweet Pepper
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- AMF applicatione0
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- percentage of dry matter, vitamin C, reducing sugarse0
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- decreasee0
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e0“AMF application contributed to a decrease in the percentage of dry matter, vitamin C, reducing sugars, extract, carotenoids, and AA.”
t0“Sweet Pepper”
Claim · model-written summary
AMF application decreased fruit extract, carotenoids and antioxidant activity.
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- Sweet PepperCapsicum annuumt0
- Treatment
- AMF applicatione0
- Outcome
- extract, carotenoids, and AAe0
- Direction
- decreasee0
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e0“AMF application contributed to a decrease in the percentage of dry matter, vitamin C, reducing sugars, extract, carotenoids, and AA.”
t0“Sweet Pepper”
Claim · model-written summary
Irrigation enhanced pepper fruit biological value except vitamin C and increased antioxidant activity.
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- peppere0
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- Irrigatione0
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- biological value of pepper fruits (except for vitamin C), also increasing their AAe0
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- enhancinge0
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e0“Irrigation, on the other hand, had a beneficial effect on enhancing the biological value of pepper fruits (except for vitamin C), also increasing their AA.”
Claim · model-written summary
Irrigated plants without AMF had the highest fruit carotenoid level, 4.64 mg per 100 g fresh matter.
Verbatim
e0“The highest levels of carotenoids (4.64 mg 100 g−1 of fresh matter (FM) were found in the fruits of irrigated plants without AMF”
Claim · model-written summary
Nonirrigated plants without AMF had the highest fruit vitamin C level, 134.10 mg per 100 g fresh matter.
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e0“the highest levels of vitamin C (134.10 mg 100 g−1 FM) were accumulated by the fruits of plants grown without AMF and without irrigation.”
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