Claim · model-written summary
Reclaimed-water fertigation did not affect pH, total soluble solids and titratable acidity of pomegranate fruit compared with conventional irrigation.
Punica granatumVerbatim
e1“The effect of conventional or reclaimed water, applying convention or smart fertigation system, were investigated during two irrigation seasons on yield, qualitative and biochemical traits of pomegranates fruit (cv Wonderful One) at harvest, and after storage at 7 °C”
e2“using reclaimed waters with different fertigation systems did not affect the pH values, total soluble solids, and titratable acidity on pomegranates fruit showing slight decrease changes only during postharvest storage”
Title
Michela Palumbo; Virginia Carbone; Ilde Ricci; et al. Heliyon 2024. doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e34430
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- Intervention effect Fruit pH, total soluble solids and titratable acidity showed a slight decrease during postharvest storage under reclaimed-water fertigation.
- Intervention effect Respiration rate of pomegranate fruit was not affected by water quality (reclaimed versus conventional irrigation).
- Intervention effect Antioxidant activity of pomegranate fruit from reclaimed-water-irrigated plants was preserved during storage.
- Observation The analysis identified 52 compounds in pomegranate fruit by UHPLC-MSn and HPLC-UV-Vis.
- Intervention effect Polyphenols content of pomegranate fruit grown with reclaimed water decreased slightly (about 17 %) at harvest and during storage.
- Intervention effect Reclaimed-water irrigation of pomegranate crops did not significantly reduce yield compared with conventional water.
- Intervention effect Reclaimed-water irrigation of pomegranate crops did not significantly reduce qualitative and nutritional values of the fruit at harvest and during storage.
- Recommendation Reclaimed water is recommended as a sustainable and effective way to limit conventional water use for irrigating pomegranate crops.