Use of Peroxyacetic Acid as Green Chemical on Yield and Sensorial Quality in Watercress (Nasturtium officinale R. Br.) Under Soilless Culture
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Material and Method
3. Result and Discussion
3.1. Vegetative Growth
3.2. Effects of Treatments on Yield Variables
3.3. Quality Variables: Sensory Analysis
4. Conclusion
Acknowledgements
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Component | Formula | Percentage by weight |
---|---|---|
Peroxyacetic acid | CH3OOOH | 12 |
Hydrogen peroxide | H2O2 | 18.5 |
Acetic acid | CH3OOH | 20 |
Water | H2O | Remainder |
Ranking | Category |
---|---|
1 | Extremely pleasant |
2 | Very pleasant |
3 | Somewhat pleasant |
4 | Slightly pleasant |
5 | Indifferent |
6 | Slightly unpleasant |
7 | Somewhat unpleasant |
8 | Very unpleasant |
9 | Extremely unpleasant |
PM | Height (cm) | Leaf length (cm) | Stem diameter (mm) |
---|---|---|---|
0 | 20.2 a | 5.7 a | 1.9 a |
20 | 29.1 b | 6.0 a | 2.5 b |
40 | 29.3 b | 7.6 b | 3.3 c |
Harvest | |||
---|---|---|---|
PM | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Fresh weight | |||
0 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 a |
20 | 6.2 | 1.6 | 1.9 a |
40 | 6.9 | 2.5 | 3.4 b |
n.s. | n.s. | * | |
Dry weight | |||
0 | 0.50 | 0.10 a | 0.11 a |
20 | 0.62 | 0.14 a | 0.21 b |
40 | 0.63 | 0.24 b | 0.34 c |
n.s. | * | * |
General Appearance | Taste | Texture | Color | |
---|---|---|---|---|
PM | Harvest 1 | |||
0 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
20 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
40 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 |
n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | |
Harvest 2 | ||||
0 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.9 |
20 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
40 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | |
Harvest 3 | ||||
0 | 2.7 a | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.7 |
20 | 3.4 b | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
40 | 3.3 b | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
* | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. |
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Carrasco, G.; Moggia, C.; Osses, I.J.; Álvaro, J.E.; Urrestarazu, M. Use of Peroxyacetic Acid as Green Chemical on Yield and Sensorial Quality in Watercress (Nasturtium officinale R. Br.) Under Soilless Culture. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2011, 12, 9463-9470. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms12129463
Carrasco G, Moggia C, Osses IJ, Álvaro JE, Urrestarazu M. Use of Peroxyacetic Acid as Green Chemical on Yield and Sensorial Quality in Watercress (Nasturtium officinale R. Br.) Under Soilless Culture. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2011; 12(12):9463-9470. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms12129463
Chicago/Turabian StyleCarrasco, Gilda, Claudia Moggia, Ingrid Jennifer Osses, Juan Eugenio Álvaro, and Miguel Urrestarazu. 2011. "Use of Peroxyacetic Acid as Green Chemical on Yield and Sensorial Quality in Watercress (Nasturtium officinale R. Br.) Under Soilless Culture" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 12, no. 12: 9463-9470. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms12129463