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Kinetics of Macro and Micronutrients during Germination of Habanero Pepper Seeds in Response to Imbibition

Authors :
Carlos D. Hernández-Pinto
Carlos J. Alvarado-López
René Garruña
Rubén H. Andueza-Noh
Emanuel Hernández-Núñez
Roberto Zamora-Bustillos
Horacio S. Ballina-Gómez
Esaú Ruiz-Sánchez
Blancka Y. Samaniego-Gámez
Samuel U. Samaniego-Gámez
Luis Latournerie-Moreno
Source :
Agronomy, Vol 12, Iss 9, p 2117 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2022.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the concentration and distribution of a number of macro- and micronutrients in response to imbibition in habanero pepper seeds extracted from fruits with different stages of maturity and postharvest storage times, as well as in their seedlings. Fruits were harvested unripe, half-ripe, and ripe, and were subjected to storage for 0 (control), 7, and 14 days postharvest prior to seed extraction. An X-ray microfluorescence analysis was carried out on seeds pre- and post-imbibition, as well as on seedlings at 10 and 14 days after sowing. K, Ca, Fe, P, Mg, and Mn were detected by elemental analysis. The results indicated that the elements had a higher concentration and distribution in seeds extracted from half-ripe fruits and ripe unstored fruits, as well as in seeds extracted from fruits stored for 7 and 14 days postharvest. K and Ca were the elements with the highest distributions and concentrations in seeds and seedlings pre- and post-imbibition compared to the other elements. At all maturity stages, postharvest storage increased the concentration and distribution of mineral nutrients in seeds and seedlings before and after imbibition. Storage translocated mineral elements to the radicle before germination, increased meristem growth in emerged seedlings, decreased electrical conductivity, and increased germination. Fourteen days of postharvest storage increased the distribution of macro- and micronutrients in immature seeds, decreasing electrical conductivity, potentiating germination, and improving mineral element distribution in seedlings.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20734395
Volume :
12
Issue :
9
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Agronomy
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.b6a25c77133c4e3a9222b4e7c493b376
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12092117