Capsaicinoids and mineral composition of peppers produced under nutrient deficiencies
2021
da Silva, Mírian Peixoto Soares | Mendonça Freitas, Marta Simone | Pereira, José Armando Pires | Santos, Paulo César dos | de Carvalho, Almy Junior Cordeiro | Vieira, Ivo José Curcino | Rodrigues, Rosana
The aim of the present study was to verify the effect of the nutritional stress caused by macronutrient and boron deficiencies on the biosynthesis of capsaicinoids and the mineral nutrient contents of dry Capsicum annuum fruits. The experiments were carried out in a shade house at Campos dos Goytacazes/RJ, Brazil, in sand fertigated with a nutrient solution, in randomized blocks applying an 8x2 bifactorial scheme, with eight treatments [Complete treatment and applying the element omission technique for nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), sulfur (S) and boron (B)], and two fruit harvesting dates, with four replications. Pepper fruits produced under potassium deficiency displayed increased capsaicin contents, whereas sulfur deficiency decreased capsaicin contents. Capsaicin contents were different depending on the harvesting dates, ranging from 0.369 to 1.224 mg g⁻¹.
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