Journal
JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE
Volume 80, Issue 11, Pages H2612-H2618Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.13103
Keywords
ascorbic acid; Capsicum annuum L.; red/far red photon ratio; soluble solids concentration; total phenols
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- NRF, South Africa
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In this study, influence of 3 types of photo-selective nets (pearl, red and yellow) and a standard black net on marketable yield, fruit quality and bioactive compounds after postharvest storage was investigated. Percentage marketable fruits were higher in green sweet peppers produced under the pearl nets. Fruits produced under the pearl nets showed higher fruit mass, firmness, chlorophyll content, ascorbic acid content, antioxidant scavenging activity after postharvest storage. Red/far red photon ratio under the pearl net could have improved the ascorbic acid content and the antioxidant scavenging activity in green peppers. Green sweet peppers grown under the pearl nets had higher hue values and maintained green color longer. Our results showed the impact of modified light quality on the bioactive compounds of green sweet pepper during postharvest storage.
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