Published in Scientific Papers. Series B, Horticulture, Vol. LXIV, Issue 1
Written by Mariana TOMA (SINGH), Simona POPESCU, Constanţa ALEXE, Adrian CHIRA
The scientific paper presents the impact of some technological production sequences (nutrition regime) and capitalization (storage conditions) on the quality and its maintenance capacity during short-term storage of sweet pepper. Two pepper varieties “Minthos” and “Boni” were supplied by an experimental vegetables farm. They were fertilized with different amounts of fertilizers, both varieties in three variants. The experimental storage was conducted at the Institute of Research and Development for Processing and Marketing of Horticultural Products “Horting” Bucharest in two technological variants: at ambient temperature (T=23-250C, RU=70-75%) and at refrigerant temperature (T=10°C, RU=80-85%) for the period of 10 and 20 days, respectively. Organoleptic properties, biochemical compounds, quantitative and qualitative losses during storage were analysed. Best results regarding the quality and storage capacity were obtained at “Minthos” variety. Best fertilization variant was represented by 200:150:80 kg NPK/ha. Cold storage was considered the most efficient option for peppers short-term storage.
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