Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6363708 | Agricultural Water Management | 2015 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
On average, the highest fresh sweet pepper yields were achieved under full irrigation (10 kg mâ2). Also, FC and FK treatments resulted in the highest first-class, second-class and first + second class yields. On average, the lowest percentage of sunburn was noted in the case of the FK treatment (10%), and the highest with the R2C treatment (about 27%). The sugar content of the pepper was quite consistent, while the organic acid content varied from 15.0 mL gâ1 with R1C to 18.7 mL gâ1 with FK. The application of kaolin and the irrigation regime did not have a statistically significant effect on the antioxidant activity of the pepper and ranged from 5538.4 to 6447.4 μmol TU gâ1. The highest yield water use efficiency (yWUE) of first-class and first + second class yields was recorded with the FC, FK and R1C treatments. Throughout the study period, yWUE levels of the second-class yields, and of the total yield, were rather uniform, regardless of the type of treatment.
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Authors
Marija ÄosiÄ, Nevenka DjuroviÄ, Mladen TodoroviÄ, Radojka MaletiÄ, Bogoljub ZeÄeviÄ, Ružica StriÄeviÄ,