Quality of rocoto pepper (Capsicum pubescens Ruiz & Pav.) seeds in relation to extraction timing

Rocoto pepper (C. pubescens), is one of the domesticated species of the genus Capsicum in South America. Currently, its supply and demand are arising in national and global market. The aim of this study was to determine the optimal extraction timing of the seeds of C. pubescens according to physiolo...

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Main Authors: Roger Fabián García- Díaz, Sandra Liliana Castañeda-Garzón, Edna Fabiola Valdéz-Hernández
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Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2018-04-01
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Online Access:https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/acta_agronomica/article/view/59057
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description Rocoto pepper (C. pubescens), is one of the domesticated species of the genus Capsicum in South America. Currently, its supply and demand are arising in national and global market. The aim of this study was to determine the optimal extraction timing of the seeds of C. pubescens according to physiological and physical seed qualities. Seed qualities measurement include seed weight, number of seeds per fruit, total emergence, emergence rate, mean emergence time, mean daily emergence, survival percentage, peak value and emergence value. Treatments were evaluated for comparison as follows: seed extraction ranged from 0 to 3 days after harvest (T1), and seed extraction ranged from 14 to 17 days after harvest (T2). T1 presented seeds with the best physiological qualities and a total emergence value of 84.2%, in contrast to 74.8% obtained in T2. A positive correlation was found between seed size, number of seeds per fruit and overall quality, respectively. Based on the results of this study, is recommended to use and conserve the seeds extracted immediately after harvest, as well as larger seeds from biggest fruits.
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spelling doaj-art-c6bf6cc77e5f4b6da5461a48bc6bb82f2025-08-20T02:13:31ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaActa Agronómica0120-28122323-01182018-04-0167224625110.15446/acag.v67n2.5905747125Quality of rocoto pepper (Capsicum pubescens Ruiz & Pav.) seeds in relation to extraction timingRoger Fabián García- DíazSandra Liliana Castañeda-GarzónEdna Fabiola Valdéz-HernándezRocoto pepper (C. pubescens), is one of the domesticated species of the genus Capsicum in South America. Currently, its supply and demand are arising in national and global market. The aim of this study was to determine the optimal extraction timing of the seeds of C. pubescens according to physiological and physical seed qualities. Seed qualities measurement include seed weight, number of seeds per fruit, total emergence, emergence rate, mean emergence time, mean daily emergence, survival percentage, peak value and emergence value. Treatments were evaluated for comparison as follows: seed extraction ranged from 0 to 3 days after harvest (T1), and seed extraction ranged from 14 to 17 days after harvest (T2). T1 presented seeds with the best physiological qualities and a total emergence value of 84.2%, in contrast to 74.8% obtained in T2. A positive correlation was found between seed size, number of seeds per fruit and overall quality, respectively. Based on the results of this study, is recommended to use and conserve the seeds extracted immediately after harvest, as well as larger seeds from biggest fruits.https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/acta_agronomica/article/view/59057Agri-foodAndean regionseed characteristicsseed emergenceseed sizeseed viabilityseed vigoursexual propagation.
spellingShingle Roger Fabián García- Díaz
Sandra Liliana Castañeda-Garzón
Edna Fabiola Valdéz-Hernández
Quality of rocoto pepper (Capsicum pubescens Ruiz & Pav.) seeds in relation to extraction timing
Acta Agronómica
Agri-food
Andean region
seed characteristics
seed emergence
seed size
seed viability
seed vigour
sexual propagation.
title Quality of rocoto pepper (Capsicum pubescens Ruiz & Pav.) seeds in relation to extraction timing
title_full Quality of rocoto pepper (Capsicum pubescens Ruiz & Pav.) seeds in relation to extraction timing
title_fullStr Quality of rocoto pepper (Capsicum pubescens Ruiz & Pav.) seeds in relation to extraction timing
title_full_unstemmed Quality of rocoto pepper (Capsicum pubescens Ruiz & Pav.) seeds in relation to extraction timing
title_short Quality of rocoto pepper (Capsicum pubescens Ruiz & Pav.) seeds in relation to extraction timing
title_sort quality of rocoto pepper capsicum pubescens ruiz pav seeds in relation to extraction timing
topic Agri-food
Andean region
seed characteristics
seed emergence
seed size
seed viability
seed vigour
sexual propagation.
url https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/acta_agronomica/article/view/59057
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