The effect of biodynamic preparations on growth and fruit quality of giant pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima D.)

Abstract Background Food quality of agricultural crops depends on environmental conditions, production system and cultivation method. A plant-based nutrition with food rich in vitamins, minerals and secondary plant compounds with antioxidative properties promotes human health. This investigation was...

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Autores principales:	Edita Juknevičienė, Honorata Danilčenko, Elvyra Jarienė, Vilma Živatkauskienė, Johanna Zeise, Jürgen Fritz
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Publicado:	SpringerOpen 2021
Materias:	Winter squash Preparation Horn manure Horn silica Pumpkin fruit Secondary plant compounds Agriculture S
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:1c760d7c567a430ab24765ce9c56608b2021-11-28T12:04:00ZThe effect of biodynamic preparations on growth and fruit quality of giant pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima D.)10.1186/s40538-021-00258-z2196-5641https://doaj.org/article/1c760d7c567a430ab24765ce9c56608b2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s40538-021-00258-zhttps://doaj.org/toc/2196-5641Abstract Background Food quality of agricultural crops depends on environmental conditions, production system and cultivation method. A plant-based nutrition with food rich in vitamins, minerals and secondary plant compounds with antioxidative properties promotes human health. This investigation was inspired by an increasing global issue on how to improve product quality while using alternative preparations. The main aim of a 3-year study was to investigate the influence of fermented manure and silica products on yield and nutritive components in peel, fruit and seeds of three pumpkin cultivars. In four replicates as block design, the effects of individually as well as combined application of biodynamic horn manure and horn silica preparation were compared to a control variant. Results Horn manure application significantly increased total and marketable yield. Marketable yield, contents of macroelements, total carotenoids, single carotenoids (lutein + zeaxanthin, lycopene, ß-carotene) and antioxidants (catechins, total phenols, leuco-anthocyanins) were significantly increased by horn silica use. The combination of both biodynamic preparations had a significantly increasing effect on total and marketable yield, net photosynthetic productivity, dry matter content and total and single carotenoid contents (lutein + zeaxanthin, lycopene, ß-carotene). Conclusions The pumpkin trial results indicated a general growth-promoting effect by horn manure, a quality-enhancing effect by horn silica and a compensatory effect through both preparations on a high qualitative level. In accordance with other investigations, these effects did not occur in the same way in all plant species. Therefore, the effects of the biodynamic preparations should be tested in further trials on a plant species-specific basis. Graphic abstractEdita JuknevičienėHonorata DanilčenkoElvyra JarienėVilma ŽivatkauskienėJohanna ZeiseJürgen FritzSpringerOpenarticleWinter squashPreparationHorn manureHorn silicaPumpkin fruitSecondary plant compoundsAgricultureSENChemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2021)
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topic	Winter squash Preparation Horn manure Horn silica Pumpkin fruit Secondary plant compounds Agriculture S
spellingShingle	Winter squash Preparation Horn manure Horn silica Pumpkin fruit Secondary plant compounds Agriculture S Edita Juknevičienė Honorata Danilčenko Elvyra Jarienė Vilma Živatkauskienė Johanna Zeise Jürgen Fritz The effect of biodynamic preparations on growth and fruit quality of giant pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima D.)
description	Abstract Background Food quality of agricultural crops depends on environmental conditions, production system and cultivation method. A plant-based nutrition with food rich in vitamins, minerals and secondary plant compounds with antioxidative properties promotes human health. This investigation was inspired by an increasing global issue on how to improve product quality while using alternative preparations. The main aim of a 3-year study was to investigate the influence of fermented manure and silica products on yield and nutritive components in peel, fruit and seeds of three pumpkin cultivars. In four replicates as block design, the effects of individually as well as combined application of biodynamic horn manure and horn silica preparation were compared to a control variant. Results Horn manure application significantly increased total and marketable yield. Marketable yield, contents of macroelements, total carotenoids, single carotenoids (lutein + zeaxanthin, lycopene, ß-carotene) and antioxidants (catechins, total phenols, leuco-anthocyanins) were significantly increased by horn silica use. The combination of both biodynamic preparations had a significantly increasing effect on total and marketable yield, net photosynthetic productivity, dry matter content and total and single carotenoid contents (lutein + zeaxanthin, lycopene, ß-carotene). Conclusions The pumpkin trial results indicated a general growth-promoting effect by horn manure, a quality-enhancing effect by horn silica and a compensatory effect through both preparations on a high qualitative level. In accordance with other investigations, these effects did not occur in the same way in all plant species. Therefore, the effects of the biodynamic preparations should be tested in further trials on a plant species-specific basis. Graphic abstract
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author	Edita Juknevičienė Honorata Danilčenko Elvyra Jarienė Vilma Živatkauskienė Johanna Zeise Jürgen Fritz
author_facet	Edita Juknevičienė Honorata Danilčenko Elvyra Jarienė Vilma Živatkauskienė Johanna Zeise Jürgen Fritz
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title	The effect of biodynamic preparations on growth and fruit quality of giant pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima D.)
title_short	The effect of biodynamic preparations on growth and fruit quality of giant pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima D.)
title_full	The effect of biodynamic preparations on growth and fruit quality of giant pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima D.)
title_fullStr	The effect of biodynamic preparations on growth and fruit quality of giant pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima D.)
title_full_unstemmed	The effect of biodynamic preparations on growth and fruit quality of giant pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima D.)
title_sort	effect of biodynamic preparations on growth and fruit quality of giant pumpkin (cucurbita maxima d.)
publisher	SpringerOpen
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/1c760d7c567a430ab24765ce9c56608b
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The effect of biodynamic preparations on growth and fruit quality of giant pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima D.)

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