Enhancing the nutritional value of sweet pepper through sustainable fertilization management
IntroductionThe need for healthy foods has become a major concern in our modern world, as the global population continues to grow and environmental challenges intensify. In response to these challenges, researchers have started to explore a range of sustainable solutions, including organic farming p...
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| author | Vasile Stoleru Ionel Mangalagiu Dorina Amăriucăi-Mantu Gabriel-Ciprian Teliban Alexandru Cojocaru Oana-Raluca Rusu Marian Burducea Marian Burducea Gabriela Mihalache Gabriela Mihalache Mihaela Rosca Gianluca Caruso Agnieszka Sekara Gerard Jităreanu |
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| description | IntroductionThe need for healthy foods has become a major concern in our modern world, as the global population continues to grow and environmental challenges intensify. In response to these challenges, researchers have started to explore a range of sustainable solutions, including organic farming practices, precision agriculture, and the development and testing of innovative biofertilizers. Consistent with these ideas come the aim of this study, which sets out to give new insights into the cultivation of two sweet pepper cultivars with economic and nutritional importance in Romania.MethodsTwo sweet pepper cultivars (Blancina and Brillant), chemically (Nutrifine®), organically (Orgevit®) and biologically (Micoseed®) fertilized were cultivated over the course of two years (2019 and 2020), between April and October, in high-tunnel, by following a split-plot design with three replications. Production parameters (number of fruits, fruit weight, yield), proximate composition (water content, dry matter, total soluble solids, acidity, ash), the content of phytonutrients (polyphenols, lycopene, β-carotene, antioxidant activity), phytochemical composition (phenolic compounds) and minerals (macro- and micro-elements) were analyzed in order to determine the impact of fertilization on the quality of sweet peppers.ResultsThe results showed that the biological and organic fertilizations had a significant positive impact on most of the parameters analyzed, starting with yield and continuing with acidity, phytonutrient content (total phenolic content, lycopene, β-carotene), antioxidant activity and phytochemical composition (chlorogenic acid, p-coumaric acid, quercetin and isoquercetin). Only in the case of mineral content, the chemical treatment gave better results compared with the organic and biological fertilizers.ConclusionOverall, this study provides valuable information on the potential of organic and biological fertilizers to enhance the nutritional value of sweet peppers from Blancina F1 and Brillant F1 cultivars, paving the way for subsequent research aimed at achieving superior quality and increased yields. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ac03597b3b6240b8ab3cdb20cb7b35d02023-11-29T05:44:23ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Nutrition2296-861X2023-11-011010.3389/fnut.2023.12649991264999Enhancing the nutritional value of sweet pepper through sustainable fertilization managementVasile Stoleru0Ionel Mangalagiu1Dorina Amăriucăi-Mantu2Gabriel-Ciprian Teliban3Alexandru Cojocaru4Oana-Raluca Rusu5Marian Burducea6Marian Burducea7Gabriela Mihalache8Gabriela Mihalache9Mihaela Rosca10Gianluca Caruso11Agnieszka Sekara12Gerard Jităreanu13Department of Horticulture, “Ion Ionescu de la Brad” University of Life Sciences, Iași, RomaniaDepartment of Biochemistry, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi, Iași, RomaniaDepartment of Biochemistry, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi, Iași, RomaniaDepartment of Horticulture, “Ion Ionescu de la Brad” University of Life Sciences, Iași, RomaniaDepartment of Horticulture, “Ion Ionescu de la Brad” University of Life Sciences, Iași, RomaniaDepartment of Public Health, “Ion Ionescu de la Brad” University of Life Sciences, Iași, RomaniaDepartment of Horticulture, “Ion Ionescu de la Brad” University of Life Sciences, Iași, RomaniaResearch and Development Station for Aquaculture and Aquatic Ecology, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Iași, RomaniaDepartment of Horticulture, “Ion Ionescu de la Brad” University of Life Sciences, Iași, RomaniaIntegrated Center of Environmental Science Studies in the North Eastern Region (CERNESIM) “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University, Iași, RomaniaDepartment of Horticulture, “Ion Ionescu de la Brad” University of Life Sciences, Iași, RomaniaDepartment of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, ItalyDepartment of Horticulture, Faculty of Biotechnology and Horticulture, University of Agriculture, Krakow, PolandDepartment of Plant Sciences, “Ion Ionescu de la Brad” University of Life Sciences, Iași, RomaniaIntroductionThe need for healthy foods has become a major concern in our modern world, as the global population continues to grow and environmental challenges intensify. In response to these challenges, researchers have started to explore a range of sustainable solutions, including organic farming practices, precision agriculture, and the development and testing of innovative biofertilizers. Consistent with these ideas come the aim of this study, which sets out to give new insights into the cultivation of two sweet pepper cultivars with economic and nutritional importance in Romania.MethodsTwo sweet pepper cultivars (Blancina and Brillant), chemically (Nutrifine®), organically (Orgevit®) and biologically (Micoseed®) fertilized were cultivated over the course of two years (2019 and 2020), between April and October, in high-tunnel, by following a split-plot design with three replications. Production parameters (number of fruits, fruit weight, yield), proximate composition (water content, dry matter, total soluble solids, acidity, ash), the content of phytonutrients (polyphenols, lycopene, β-carotene, antioxidant activity), phytochemical composition (phenolic compounds) and minerals (macro- and micro-elements) were analyzed in order to determine the impact of fertilization on the quality of sweet peppers.ResultsThe results showed that the biological and organic fertilizations had a significant positive impact on most of the parameters analyzed, starting with yield and continuing with acidity, phytonutrient content (total phenolic content, lycopene, β-carotene), antioxidant activity and phytochemical composition (chlorogenic acid, p-coumaric acid, quercetin and isoquercetin). Only in the case of mineral content, the chemical treatment gave better results compared with the organic and biological fertilizers.ConclusionOverall, this study provides valuable information on the potential of organic and biological fertilizers to enhance the nutritional value of sweet peppers from Blancina F1 and Brillant F1 cultivars, paving the way for subsequent research aimed at achieving superior quality and increased yields.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2023.1264999/fullCapsicum annuum L.cultivarsfertilization regimesmineralsphytochemicalsproximate composition |
| spellingShingle | Vasile Stoleru Ionel Mangalagiu Dorina Amăriucăi-Mantu Gabriel-Ciprian Teliban Alexandru Cojocaru Oana-Raluca Rusu Marian Burducea Marian Burducea Gabriela Mihalache Gabriela Mihalache Mihaela Rosca Gianluca Caruso Agnieszka Sekara Gerard Jităreanu Enhancing the nutritional value of sweet pepper through sustainable fertilization management Frontiers in Nutrition Capsicum annuum L. cultivars fertilization regimes minerals phytochemicals proximate composition |
| title | Enhancing the nutritional value of sweet pepper through sustainable fertilization management |
| title_full | Enhancing the nutritional value of sweet pepper through sustainable fertilization management |
| title_fullStr | Enhancing the nutritional value of sweet pepper through sustainable fertilization management |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enhancing the nutritional value of sweet pepper through sustainable fertilization management |
| title_short | Enhancing the nutritional value of sweet pepper through sustainable fertilization management |
| title_sort | enhancing the nutritional value of sweet pepper through sustainable fertilization management |
| topic | Capsicum annuum L. cultivars fertilization regimes minerals phytochemicals proximate composition |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2023.1264999/full |
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