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Foliar Aspersion of Salicylic Acid Improves Phenolic and Flavonoid Compounds, and Also the Fruit Yield in Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)

The aim of this research is to evaluate the effect of foliar application of salicylic acid (SA) on the yield and phytochemical content in hydroponically grown cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.). (1) Background: The importance of Mexico’s cucumber production is based on its cultivation in recent decades a...

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Autores principales: Preciado-Rangel, Pablo, Reyes-Pérez, Juan José, Ramírez-Rodríguez, Silvia Citlaly, Salas-Pérez, Lilia, Fortis-Hernández, Manuel, Murillo-Amador, Bernardo, Troyo-Diéguez, Enrique
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Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6409911/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30781474
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants8020044
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author Preciado-Rangel, Pablo
Reyes-Pérez, Juan José
Ramírez-Rodríguez, Silvia Citlaly
Salas-Pérez, Lilia
Fortis-Hernández, Manuel
Murillo-Amador, Bernardo
Troyo-Diéguez, Enrique
author_facet Preciado-Rangel, Pablo
Reyes-Pérez, Juan José
Ramírez-Rodríguez, Silvia Citlaly
Salas-Pérez, Lilia
Fortis-Hernández, Manuel
Murillo-Amador, Bernardo
Troyo-Diéguez, Enrique
author_sort Preciado-Rangel, Pablo
collection PubMed
description The aim of this research is to evaluate the effect of foliar application of salicylic acid (SA) on the yield and phytochemical content in hydroponically grown cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.). (1) Background: The importance of Mexico’s cucumber production is based on its cultivation in recent decades as one of the major winter crops; in addition, the production of vegetables under hydroponic systems has increased significantly during the last few years, with cucumber being one of the vegetables with a high economic potential. (2) Methods: A completely randomized experimental design with 15 repetitions was used. SA at five doses (0.075, 0.1, 0.15, 0.25, and 0.5 mM) and one control (distilled water) was sprinkled weekly on cucumber plants. The evaluated variables were yield (total fruit weight per plant), fruit parameters (length, size and firmness), and nutraceutical quality of cucumber. (3) Results: Low concentrations of SA improve the yield and high concentrations decrease it, but the nutraceutical quality of fruits is improved, as compared to the control treatment. (4) Conclusions: In order to obtain a higher content of bioactive compounds without affecting the yield and commercial quality of cucumber fruits, it is advisable to use the average concentration (0.15 mM) of SA.
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spelling pubmed-64099112019-03-25 Foliar Aspersion of Salicylic Acid Improves Phenolic and Flavonoid Compounds, and Also the Fruit Yield in Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) Preciado-Rangel, Pablo Reyes-Pérez, Juan José Ramírez-Rodríguez, Silvia Citlaly Salas-Pérez, Lilia Fortis-Hernández, Manuel Murillo-Amador, Bernardo Troyo-Diéguez, Enrique Plants (Basel) Article The aim of this research is to evaluate the effect of foliar application of salicylic acid (SA) on the yield and phytochemical content in hydroponically grown cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.). (1) Background: The importance of Mexico’s cucumber production is based on its cultivation in recent decades as one of the major winter crops; in addition, the production of vegetables under hydroponic systems has increased significantly during the last few years, with cucumber being one of the vegetables with a high economic potential. (2) Methods: A completely randomized experimental design with 15 repetitions was used. SA at five doses (0.075, 0.1, 0.15, 0.25, and 0.5 mM) and one control (distilled water) was sprinkled weekly on cucumber plants. The evaluated variables were yield (total fruit weight per plant), fruit parameters (length, size and firmness), and nutraceutical quality of cucumber. (3) Results: Low concentrations of SA improve the yield and high concentrations decrease it, but the nutraceutical quality of fruits is improved, as compared to the control treatment. (4) Conclusions: In order to obtain a higher content of bioactive compounds without affecting the yield and commercial quality of cucumber fruits, it is advisable to use the average concentration (0.15 mM) of SA. MDPI 2019-02-16 /pmc/articles/PMC6409911/ /pubmed/30781474 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants8020044 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Preciado-Rangel, Pablo
Reyes-Pérez, Juan José
Ramírez-Rodríguez, Silvia Citlaly
Salas-Pérez, Lilia
Fortis-Hernández, Manuel
Murillo-Amador, Bernardo
Troyo-Diéguez, Enrique
Foliar Aspersion of Salicylic Acid Improves Phenolic and Flavonoid Compounds, and Also the Fruit Yield in Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)
title Foliar Aspersion of Salicylic Acid Improves Phenolic and Flavonoid Compounds, and Also the Fruit Yield in Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)
title_full Foliar Aspersion of Salicylic Acid Improves Phenolic and Flavonoid Compounds, and Also the Fruit Yield in Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)
title_fullStr Foliar Aspersion of Salicylic Acid Improves Phenolic and Flavonoid Compounds, and Also the Fruit Yield in Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)
title_full_unstemmed Foliar Aspersion of Salicylic Acid Improves Phenolic and Flavonoid Compounds, and Also the Fruit Yield in Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)
title_short Foliar Aspersion of Salicylic Acid Improves Phenolic and Flavonoid Compounds, and Also the Fruit Yield in Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)
title_sort foliar aspersion of salicylic acid improves phenolic and flavonoid compounds, and also the fruit yield in cucumber (cucumis sativus l.)
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6409911/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30781474
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants8020044
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