scholarly journals Fruit size and stage of ripeness affect postharvest water loss in bell pepper fruit (Capsicum annuum L.)

2006 ◽  
Vol 87 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan C Díaz-Pérez ◽  
María D Muy-Rangel ◽  
Arturo G Mascorro
Keyword(s):  
Capsicum Annuum ◽  
Water Loss ◽  
Fruit Size ◽  
Bell Pepper ◽  
Capsicum Annuum L ◽  
Pepper Fruit

scholarly journals ATTITUDES OF SERBIAN CONSUMERS TOWARDS DIFFERENT PEPPER FRUITS

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dario Đ Danojević ◽  
Svetlana Glogovac ◽  
Sladjana Medic-Pap ◽  
Djordje Moravcevic
Keyword(s):  
Capsicum Annuum ◽  
Bell Pepper ◽  
Hot Pepper ◽  
Fruit Colour ◽  
Fruit Type ◽  
Capsicum Annuum L ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
Pepper Fruit ◽  
The World ◽  
Hot Peppers

Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) is one of the major vegetable species in the world. In Balkan cuisines, as well as in Serbia, pepper has a very diverse use. Knowledge about consumers habits and preferences is of great importance for a breeding process as well as in the market-orientated production. Because of the lack of information about consumers preferences towards pepper types, in the Serbian market, the present research was conducted. Four hundred and two participants, classified into groups, according to gender, age and education, answered the survey questions. According to this research, the most preferred pepper type in Serbia is kapia, while the bell pepper is the second chosen type. Also, obtained results showed that the most favourite colour of pepper fruit is red. There is a tendency in higher importance of fruit type than fruit colour. The highest percentage of hot pepper consumers prefer medium hot peppers. The obtained trend shows that women generally prefer less spicy pepper fruits than men.

scholarly journals Biosolids–Yard Trimming Composts Increases Bell Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) and Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) Yields

HortScience ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 892F-893
Author(s):  
Nancy E. Roe ◽  
Peter J. Stoffella
Keyword(s):  
Capsicum Annuum ◽  
Cucumis Sativus ◽  
Sandy Soil ◽  
Sandy Soils ◽  
Bell Pepper ◽  
Cucumis Sativus L ◽  
Capsicum Annuum L ◽  
Pepper Fruit ◽  
Marketable Fruit ◽  
Polyethylene Mulch

Composts may improve crop growth in sandy soils. A biosolids-yard trimming compost (C) was incorporated into sandy soil at 134 t·ha–1 (49.7% moisture) before applying polyethylene mulch. Fertilizer (F) was applied at 0%, 50%, and 100% of the grower's rate (71N–39P–44K t·ha–1 broadcast and 283N–278K t·ha–1 banded in bed centers). `Elisa' pepper transplants were planted 20 Jan. 1994. Marketable fruit weights were 20, 31, and 32 t·ha–1 without C and 30, 35, and 32 t·ha–1 with C for 0%, 50%, and 100% F, respectively. Pepper fruit weights increased with increasing F rates and were higher in plots with C than without C. Without removing mulch, `Thunder' cucumbers were seeded on 26 Sept. 1994. Marketable fruit weights were similar at the three F levels, but were 23 and 27 t·ha–1 without and with C, respectively. One application of C significantly increased bell pepper yields and a subsequent cucumber crop.

scholarly journals Physiological and Biochemical Responses of Ungrafted and Grafted Bell Pepper Plants (Capsicum annuum L. var. grossum (L.) Sendtn.) Grown under Moderate Salt Stress

Plants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 314
Author(s):  
Nina Kacjan Maršić ◽  
Petra Štolfa ◽  
Dominik Vodnik ◽  
Katarina Košmelj ◽  
Maja Mikulič-Petkovšek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Salt Stress ◽  
Capsicum Annuum ◽  
Water Status ◽  
Bell Pepper ◽  
Quality Trait ◽  
Physiological Level ◽  
Mediation Effects ◽  
Capsicum Annuum L ◽  
Pepper Fruit ◽  
Pepper Plants

The response of grafted bell pepper plants (Capsicum annuum L. var. grossum (L.) Sendtn.) to salt stress was investigated by analyzing the photosynthetic traits and mineral content of the plants and the metabolic composition of the fruit. The bell pepper variety “Vedrana” was grafted onto the salt-tolerant rootstock “Rocal F1” and grown at two salinities (20 mM and 40 mM NaCl) and control (0 mM NaCl) during the spring–summer period. On a physiological level, similar stomatal restriction of photosynthesis in grafted and ungrafted plants indicated that grafting did not alleviate water balance disturbances under increased salt exposure. Measurements of midday water potential did not show improved water status of grafted plants. The similar metabolic changes in grafted and ungrafted plants were also reflected in similarly reduced fruit yields. Thus, this grafting did not reduce the risk of ionic and osmotic imbalance in pepper plants grown under moderate salt treatment. Changes in the biochemical profiles of the pepper fruit were seen for both added-salt treatments. The fruit phenolic compounds were affected by rootstock mediation, although only for the July harvest, where total phenolics content increased with 40 mM NaCl treatment. Fruit ascorbic acid content increased with the duration of salt stress, without the mediation of the rootstock. The high salt dependence of this quality trait in pepper fruit appears to lead to more limited rootstock mediation effects.

scholarly journals Sweet Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) Fruits Contain an Atypical Peroxisomal Catalase That Is Modulated by Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species

Antioxidants ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 374 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Rodríguez-Ruiz ◽  
Salvador González-Gordo ◽  
Amanda Cañas ◽  
María Jesús Campos ◽  
Alberto Paradela ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Capsicum Annuum ◽  
Fruit Ripening ◽  
Reactive Oxygen ◽  
Bovine Liver ◽  
Sweet Pepper ◽  
Cysteine Residue ◽  
Nitrogen Species ◽  
Capsicum Annuum L ◽  
Native Molecular Mass ◽  
Pepper Fruit

During the ripening of sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) fruits, in a genetically controlled scenario, enormous metabolic changes occur that affect the physiology of most cell compartments. Peroxisomal catalase gene expression decreases after pepper fruit ripening, while the enzyme is also susceptible to undergo post-translational modifications (nitration, S-nitrosation, and oxidation) promoted by reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (ROS/RNS). Unlike most plant catalases, the pepper fruit enzyme acts as a homodimer, with an atypical native molecular mass of 125 to 135 kDa and an isoelectric point of 7.4, which is higher than that of most plant catalases. These data suggest that ROS/RNS could be essential to modulate the role of catalase in maintaining basic cellular peroxisomal functions during pepper fruit ripening when nitro-oxidative stress occurs. Using catalase from bovine liver as a model and biotin-switch labeling, in-gel trypsin digestion, and nanoliquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry, it was found that Cys377 from the bovine enzyme could potentially undergo S-nitrosation. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a cysteine residue from catalase that can be post-translationally modified by S-nitrosation, which makes it especially important to find the target points where the enzyme can be modulated under either physiological or adverse conditions.

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