Production and postharvest quality of yellow passion fruit cultivated with saline water and hydrogen peroxide

Elysson Marcks G. Andrade; Geovani S. de Lima; Vera Lúcia A. de Lima; Saulo S. da Silva; Hans R. Gheyi; Auryclennedy C. Araújo; Josivanda P. Gomes; Lauriane A. dos A. Soares; Elysson Marcks G. Andrade; Geovani S. de Lima; Vera Lúcia A. de Lima; Saulo S. da Silva; Hans R. Gheyi; Auryclennedy C. Araújo; Josivanda P. Gomes; Lauriane A. dos A. Soares

doi:10.3934/agrfood.2019.4.907

AIMS Agriculture and Food

2019, Volume 4, Issue 4: 907-920. doi: 10.3934/agrfood.2019.4.907

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Production and postharvest quality of yellow passion fruit cultivated with saline water and hydrogen peroxide

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Center of Technology and Natural Resources, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil
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Academic Unit of Agricultural Sciences, Center of Agrifood Science and Technology, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Pombal, PB, Brazil
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Nucleus of Soil and Water Engineering, Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia, Cruz das Almas, BA, Brazil

Received: 26 July 2019 Accepted: 07 October 2019 Published: 25 October 2019

The present study aimed to evaluate the production and postharvest quality of yellow passion fruit, cultivated under different levels of irrigation water salinity and exogenous application of hydrogen peroxide. At low concentrations, hydrogen peroxide may favor plant acclimatization when subjected to saline stress conditions due to the activation of defense mechanisms. The experiment was conducted in greenhouse in the municipality of Campina Grande-PB, Brazil, using drainage lysimeters filled with sandy loam Entisol. The experimental design was randomized blocks, with 4×4 factorial arrangement with three replicates, consisting of four levels of irrigation water electrical conductivity—ECw (0.7, 1.4, 2.1 and 2.8 dS m^-1) and four concentrations of hydrogen peroxide—H₂O₂ (0, 20, 40 and 60 μM). The different concentrations of H₂O₂ were applied by soaking the seeds for a 24-h period before sowing and spraying the leaves on the adaxial and abaxial sides. At the end of the cycle (205 days after transplanting-DAT), passion fruit production was evaluated by determining the number of fruits per plant, mean fruit weight and total fruit weight. Postharvest quality was determined by physical characterization of fruit (equatorial and polar diameters and rind and pulp thicknesses), hydrogen potential in the pulp, titratable acidity and ascorbic acid. Increasing levels of irrigation water salinity negatively affected the production and physical and chemical quality of passion fruits. Number and total weight of fruits per plant were the most compromised variables. There was significant interaction between irrigation water salinity levels and H₂O₂ concentrations on fruits’ polar diameter, at 205 days after transplanting. Foliar application at estimated concentration of 27.5 and 41.5 μM H₂O₂ led to the highest values of total titratable acidity and vitamin C, respectively, at 205 DAT. Water salinity above 0.7 dS m^-1 resulted in changes in the physico-chemical characteristics of passion fruit. Peroxide concentrations up to 60 μM did not mitigate the deleterious effects of salt stress on passion fruit yield and quality in the first crop cycle.
- Passiflora edulis f. Flavicarpa,
- reactive oxygen species,
- acclimation,
- salt stress,
- semi-arid
Citation: Elysson Marcks G. Andrade, Geovani S. de Lima, Vera Lúcia A. de Lima, Saulo S. da Silva, Hans R. Gheyi, Auryclennedy C. Araújo, Josivanda P. Gomes, Lauriane A. dos A. Soares. Production and postharvest quality of yellow passion fruit cultivated with saline water and hydrogen peroxide[J]. AIMS Agriculture and Food, 2019, 4(4): 907-920. doi: 10.3934/agrfood.2019.4.907

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Abstract

The present study aimed to evaluate the production and postharvest quality of yellow passion fruit, cultivated under different levels of irrigation water salinity and exogenous application of hydrogen peroxide. At low concentrations, hydrogen peroxide may favor plant acclimatization when subjected to saline stress conditions due to the activation of defense mechanisms. The experiment was conducted in greenhouse in the municipality of Campina Grande-PB, Brazil, using drainage lysimeters filled with sandy loam Entisol. The experimental design was randomized blocks, with 4×4 factorial arrangement with three replicates, consisting of four levels of irrigation water electrical conductivity—ECw (0.7, 1.4, 2.1 and 2.8 dS m^-1) and four concentrations of hydrogen peroxide—H₂O₂ (0, 20, 40 and 60 μM). The different concentrations of H₂O₂ were applied by soaking the seeds for a 24-h period before sowing and spraying the leaves on the adaxial and abaxial sides. At the end of the cycle (205 days after transplanting-DAT), passion fruit production was evaluated by determining the number of fruits per plant, mean fruit weight and total fruit weight. Postharvest quality was determined by physical characterization of fruit (equatorial and polar diameters and rind and pulp thicknesses), hydrogen potential in the pulp, titratable acidity and ascorbic acid. Increasing levels of irrigation water salinity negatively affected the production and physical and chemical quality of passion fruits. Number and total weight of fruits per plant were the most compromised variables. There was significant interaction between irrigation water salinity levels and H₂O₂ concentrations on fruits’ polar diameter, at 205 days after transplanting. Foliar application at estimated concentration of 27.5 and 41.5 μM H₂O₂ led to the highest values of total titratable acidity and vitamin C, respectively, at 205 DAT. Water salinity above 0.7 dS m^-1 resulted in changes in the physico-chemical characteristics of passion fruit. Peroxide concentrations up to 60 μM did not mitigate the deleterious effects of salt stress on passion fruit yield and quality in the first crop cycle.

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