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Comparison of Storability and Quality of Sweet Pepper (Capsicum annum L.) Grown in Two Different Hydroponics Media

  • Afolabi, Abiodun Samuel (Interdisciplinary Program in Smart Agriculture Kangwon National University) ;
  • Choi, In-Lee (Agricultural and Life Science Research Institute, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Lee, Joo Hwan (Interdisciplinary Program in Smart Agriculture Kangwon National University) ;
  • Beom, Kwon Yong (Interdisciplinary Program in Smart Agriculture Kangwon National University) ;
  • Kang, Ho-Min (Interdisciplinary Program in Smart Agriculture Kangwon National University)
  • Received : 2022.03.11
  • Accepted : 2022.04.19
  • Published : 2022.04.30
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Abstract

This study compared the effects of cocopeat and perlite growth media on the storability and quality of sweet pepper fruit stored using modified atmosphere packages (MAP) and carton boxes. The fruits were stored at 8℃ for 35 and 30 days, respectively. Perlite-grown fruits had a significantly lower size at harvest due to the medium's inability to hold plenty of water during the growing stage. Contrary to what is expected for small fruits, the result shows box-stored perlite-grown fruits to have lower weight loss and a longer shelf life than cocopeat-grown fruits, while MAP fruits have indifference. Perlite fruits also had a higher quality in terms of dry matter, soluble solids, and vitamin C, while box-stored fruits had a better visual quality. As expected, respiration and ethylene production rates were high, and fruits had similar after-storage firmness values. Based on the findings, perlite-grown sweet pepper fruits may have a better quality and give preference in a box storage condition.

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Acknowledgement

This work was supported by the Korea Institute of Planning and Evaluation for Technology in Food, Agriculture and Forestry (IPET), through the Agri-Food Export Business Model Development Program, funded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (320101-03), and the Republic of Korea and the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) founded by the Ministry of Education (NRF-2021R1A6A1A03044242).

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