Changes in nutrient contents in peel, pulp, and seed of cherimoya (Annona cherimola Mill.) in relation to organic mulching on the Andalusian tropical coast (Spain)
2020
García-Carmona, Minerva | San Emeterio, Layla M. | Reyes Martín, M. P. | Ortiz-Bernad, I. | Sierra Aragón, M. | Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España) | European Commission | San Emeterio, Layla M. [0000-0002-0919-1283] | Sierra Aragón, M. [0000-0002-6645-0085] | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]
7 páginas.- 4 figruas. 5 tablas.- 32 referencias.- Supplementary material related to this article can be found, in the online version, at doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2019.109120
Show more [+] Less [-]Cherimoya, a tropical fruit from South America whose commercial demand is increasing for both its exceptional flavor and high nutritional content, is expanding in cultivation to subtropical areas such as the Mediterranean coast of Andalusia (Spain). In this paper, we analyze cherimoyas (peel, pulp, and seed) grown in Almunecar (Granada, Spain) during the years 2013, 2015, and 2016 from trees applied with different pruning wastes (avocado, cherimoya, mango, and garden). The cherimoya fruits had high contents in most of the macronutrients, especially K, Ca, and micronutrients such as Fe and Zn. The Na, P, K and Ca concentrations were related to the plant mulch that released nutrients to the soil and led to a variation in soil-nutrient bioavailability by decreasing the soil pH. The seed was the part of the cherimoya that registered the least nutritional change due to annual weather differences and the highest positive effects of mulching in terms of increased nutrient availability after mulching.
Show more [+] Less [-]Authors appreciate the financial support of this work by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (Project CGL-2013-46665-R) and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
Show more [+] Less [-]Peer reviewed
Show more [+] Less [-]AGROVOC Keywords
Bibliographic information
This bibliographic record has been provided by Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología Sevilla