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Article

Effect of Chitosan-Poly(Acrylic Acid) Complexes and Two Nutrient Solutions on the Growth and Yield of Two Habanero Pepper Cultivars

by
Rogelio Enrique Palacios-Torres
1,
Amadeo Santos-Chavez
1,
Hortensia Ortega-Ortiz
2,
Ana Rosa Ramírez-Seañez
1,
José Antonio Yam-Tzec
1,
Adolfo Amador-Mendoza
1,
Antonio Juárez-Maldonado
3,
Maribel Reyes-Osornio
1 and
Hipólito Hernández-Hernández
1,*
1
Instituto de Agroingeniería, Universidad del Papaloapan, Loma Bonita 68400, Mexico
2
Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada, Saltillo 25294, Mexico
3
Departamento de Botánica, Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro, Saltillo 25315, Mexico
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Horticulturae 2022, 8(3), 201; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8030201
Submission received: 5 February 2022 / Revised: 23 February 2022 / Accepted: 23 February 2022 / Published: 24 February 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Hydroponics in Vegetable Production)
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Abstract

Chitosan (CS) is a natural polymer used in agriculture as a biostimulant that has been evaluated in different plant models. In this study, we evaluated the effect of the foliar application of chitosan–poly(acrylic acid) complexes (CS–PAA) and two nutrient solutions (A and B) on the parameters of growth and yield of two habanero pepper cultivars (Chichen Itza and Jaguar) in a greenhouse. Over the course of the experiment, eight foliar applications were carried out at 15-day intervals. Our results showed that foliar applications of CS–PAA complexes have a biostimulant effect on the habanero pepper crop by increasing the total dry biomass of the plant and the number of fruits of the two cultivars. Regarding nutrient solutions, the nutrient solution A increased the yield of the Chichen Itza cultivar; this effect was because it had a better balance of potassium and calcium compared to the nutrient solution B. These results provide advances on the use of CS–PAA complexes as a biostimulant and the management of nutrient solutions in the crop of habanero peppers.
Keywords: biostimulant; complexes; nutrient solution; greenhouse; Capsicum chinense biostimulant; complexes; nutrient solution; greenhouse; Capsicum chinense

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Palacios-Torres, R.E.; Santos-Chavez, A.; Ortega-Ortiz, H.; Ramírez-Seañez, A.R.; Yam-Tzec, J.A.; Amador-Mendoza, A.; Juárez-Maldonado, A.; Reyes-Osornio, M.; Hernández-Hernández, H. Effect of Chitosan-Poly(Acrylic Acid) Complexes and Two Nutrient Solutions on the Growth and Yield of Two Habanero Pepper Cultivars. Horticulturae 2022, 8, 201. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8030201

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Palacios-Torres RE, Santos-Chavez A, Ortega-Ortiz H, Ramírez-Seañez AR, Yam-Tzec JA, Amador-Mendoza A, Juárez-Maldonado A, Reyes-Osornio M, Hernández-Hernández H. Effect of Chitosan-Poly(Acrylic Acid) Complexes and Two Nutrient Solutions on the Growth and Yield of Two Habanero Pepper Cultivars. Horticulturae. 2022; 8(3):201. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8030201

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Palacios-Torres, Rogelio Enrique, Amadeo Santos-Chavez, Hortensia Ortega-Ortiz, Ana Rosa Ramírez-Seañez, José Antonio Yam-Tzec, Adolfo Amador-Mendoza, Antonio Juárez-Maldonado, Maribel Reyes-Osornio, and Hipólito Hernández-Hernández. 2022. "Effect of Chitosan-Poly(Acrylic Acid) Complexes and Two Nutrient Solutions on the Growth and Yield of Two Habanero Pepper Cultivars" Horticulturae 8, no. 3: 201. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8030201

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Palacios-Torres, R. E., Santos-Chavez, A., Ortega-Ortiz, H., Ramírez-Seañez, A. R., Yam-Tzec, J. A., Amador-Mendoza, A., Juárez-Maldonado, A., Reyes-Osornio, M., & Hernández-Hernández, H. (2022). Effect of Chitosan-Poly(Acrylic Acid) Complexes and Two Nutrient Solutions on the Growth and Yield of Two Habanero Pepper Cultivars. Horticulturae, 8(3), 201. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8030201

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