4361: THE EFFECT OF DIFFERENT COMPOST APPLICATIONS ON ORGANICALLY PRODUCED RED PEPPER (Capsicum annuum L.): I. FIRST SEASON RESULTS FOR YIELD, FRUIT QUALITY AND NUTRIENTS
(2005) THE EFFECT OF DIFFERENT COMPOST APPLICATIONS ON ORGANICALLY PRODUCED RED PEPPER (Capsicum annuum L.): I. FIRST SEASON RESULTS FOR YIELD, FRUIT QUALITY AND NUTRIENTS . Paper presented at Researching Sustainable Systems - International Scientific Conference on Organic Agriculture, Adelaide, Australia, September 21-23, 2005.
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The research was carried out at the Aegean Agricultural Research Institute open field experimental area located in the Mediterranean region. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the effects of a green manure crop (common vetch-barley mixture), compost (composted residues of various vegetables), farmyard manure, turkey manure and certified commercial organic manure on yield, some fruit quality parameters, fruit and leaf nutrient levels, and leaf chlorophyll content of red pepper (Capsicum annuum L.). In this paper first- year (2002) results are discussed. Most of the observed characteristics (yield, morphological characteristics, titratable acidity, total soluble solids, dry matter, vitamin C, fructose, nitrate, nitrite, N, P, K, Ca) were increased significantly by the applications. However, fruit pH, -glucose, -glucose and sucrose contents were not affected by the treatments. The highest yield, 29.7 ton/ha, was obtained with farmyard manure (20 ton/ha) plus the green manure crop. Of the leaf characteristics, chlorophyll-a, chlorophyll-b and total chlorophyll showed significant differences when compared with the controls (untreated and chemical). In addition, N, P, K, Ca, Mg, Zn, and Mn contents of leaf samples were significantly affected by the treatments.
| Document Language: | English |
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| Keywords: | organic fertilization, red pepper, yield, fruit quality, nutrient, leaf chlorophyll |
| Subject Areas: | Crop husbandry > Production systems > Vegetables |
| Research affiliation: | International Conferences > ISOFAR conferences > Researching Sustainable Systems 2005 |
| Total budget (Euro): | 0 |
| Orgprints ID Number: | 4361 |
| Contact: | ISOFAR, |
| Deposited On: | 23 November 2005 |
| EPrint Type: | Conference paper |
| Published?: | Unpublished |
| Peer Review Status: | Peer-reviewed and accepted |
| Additional Publishing Information: | The paper presented here is the final paper submitted by the authors to the conference Researching Sustainable Systems. The final edited papers are available with the following publication: Köpke, Ulrich; Niggli, Urs; Neuhoff, Daniel; Cornish, Peter; Lockeretz, Willie und Willer, Helga, (Hrsg.) (2005) Researching Sustainable Systems. Proceedings of the First Scientific Conference of the International Society of Organic Agriculture Research (ISOFAR), Held in Cooperation with the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) and the National Association for Sustainable Agriculture, Australia (NASAA), 21 – 23 September 2005, Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide, South Australia.. Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, CH-Frick, and International Society of Organic Agriculture Research (ISOFAR), c/o Institute of Organic Agriculture (IOL), DE-University of Bonn. http://orgprints.org/4013/ Distribution: Paper copies may be ordered from FiBL at a cost of 28 Euros plus mailing costs (see FiBL shop at http://www.fibl.org/shop); FiBL order number 1394. A PDF version is available free of charge for ISOFAR members via the member area of www.isofar.org. |
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