Abstract
In order to determine the effect of compost (CO) on antioxidant compounds and fruit quality of sweet pepper (Capsicum annum L.), an experiment was conducted in open field. Treatments consisted of four levels of compost (0, 5, 10 and 15 ton ha-1).The experiment was designed in randomized block design with three replications. Compost treatments positively affected fruit antioxidant compounds of pepper (antioxidant activity, total phenolic and carbohydrate content).But, no significant difference was found in total flavonoid content between compost and control treatments. The highest antioxidant activity and carbohydrate content were obtained in plants treated with10 ton ha-1 of compost. Fruit quality factors (pH, total soluble solids, titratable acidity, ascorbic acid and fruit firmness) were influenced by compost treatments. Total soluble solids, and fruit firmness significantly increased in response to compost treatments and the highest values were obtained from the most level of compost treatment (15 t ha-1). Thus, these results showed that compost has strong impact on fruit quality and antioxidant compounds of pepper plants under field conditions.
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Claim · model-written summary
Compost increased pepper fruit antioxidant activity, total phenolic content and carbohydrate content.
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- peppere0
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e0“Compost treatments positively affected fruit antioxidant compounds of pepper (antioxidant activity, total phenolic and carbohydrate content).”
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Total flavonoid content did not differ significantly between compost and control treatments.
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- sweet pepper
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- composte0
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- total flavonoid contente0
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- no significant differencee0
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- control treatmentse0
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e0“no significant difference was found in total flavonoid content between compost and control treatments”
t0“sweet pepper”
Claim · model-written summary
Antioxidant activity was highest at 10 ton ha-1 compost.
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- sweet pepperCapsicum annuumt0
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- 10 ton ha-1 of composte0
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- antioxidant activitye0
- Direction
- higheste0
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e0“The highest antioxidant activity and carbohydrate content were obtained in plants treated with10 ton ha-1 of compost.”
t0“sweet pepper”
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Carbohydrate content was highest at 10 ton ha-1 compost.
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- sweet pepperCapsicum annuumt0
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- 10 ton ha-1 of composte0
- Outcome
- carbohydrate contente0
- Direction
- higheste0
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e0“The highest antioxidant activity and carbohydrate content were obtained in plants treated with10 ton ha-1 of compost.”
t0“sweet pepper”
Claim · model-written summary
Compost influenced pH, titratable acidity and ascorbic acid.
- Taxon
- sweet pepperCapsicum annuumt0
- Treatment
- compost treatmentse0
- Outcome
- pH, total soluble solids, titratable acidity, ascorbic acid and fruit firmnesse0
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e0“Fruit quality factors (pH, total soluble solids, titratable acidity, ascorbic acid and fruit firmness) were influenced by compost treatments.”
t0“sweet pepper”
Claim · model-written summary
Compost significantly increased total soluble solids, with the highest value at 15 t ha-1.
- Taxon
- sweet pepperCapsicum annuumt0
- Treatment
- compost treatmentse0
- Outcome
- Total soluble solidse0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Qualifier
- 15 t ha-1e0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“Total soluble solids, and fruit firmness significantly increased in response to compost treatments and the highest values were obtained from the most level of compost treatment (15 t ha-1).”
t0“sweet pepper”
Claim · model-written summary
Compost significantly increased fruit firmness, with the highest value at 15 t ha-1.
- Taxon
- sweet pepperCapsicum annuumt0
- Treatment
- compost treatmentse0
- Outcome
- fruit firmnesse0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Qualifier
- 15 t ha-1e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Total soluble solids, and fruit firmness significantly increased in response to compost treatments and the highest values were obtained from the most level of compost treatment (15 t ha-1).”
t0“sweet pepper”
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