Assessment of Biostimulant Derived from Moringa Leaf Extract on Growth, Physiology, Yield, and Quality of Green Chili Pepper

Nita Yuniati (), Kusumiyati Kusumiyati (), Syariful Mubarok and Bambang Nurhadi
Additional contact information
Nita Yuniati: Faculty of Agriculture, Padjadjaran University, Jalan Raya Bandung-Sumedang Kilometer 21 Jatinangor, Sumedang 45363, Indonesia
Kusumiyati Kusumiyati: Faculty of Agriculture, Padjadjaran University, Jalan Raya Bandung-Sumedang Kilometer 21 Jatinangor, Sumedang 45363, Indonesia
Syariful Mubarok: Faculty of Agriculture, Padjadjaran University, Jalan Raya Bandung-Sumedang Kilometer 21 Jatinangor, Sumedang 45363, Indonesia
Bambang Nurhadi: Faculty of Agro-Industrial Technology, Padjadjaran University, Jalan Raya Bandung-Sumedang Kilometer 21 Jatinangor, Sumedang 45363, Indonesia

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 9, 1-13

Abstract: With the rapid growth in global population and standards of living, improving food production and quality are the greatest challenges in agriculture. The application of biostimulant derived from moringa leaf extract (MLE) has attracted a great deal of interest to support these efforts in a sustainable approach. A field study was conducted using a randomized complete block design with four replications. The effect of individual and combined application of MLE through seed priming (seed soaking) and foliar spray at different rates (1:30, 1:20, and 1:10, v / v ) on growth, physiological, yield, and quality traits of green chili pepper were investigated, which was the aim of this study. In general, the responses generated by the combined MLE methods were more pronounced compared to their single applications. Among all treatments, MLE priming plus foliar spray at 1:30 was effective in improving most traits observed, including chlorophyll fluorescence (6.49%), stomatal conductance (57.19%), plant height (30.57%), leaf number (88.89%), leaf area index (116.67%), fruit weight per plant (46.27%), average fruit weight (39.62%), length (9.89%), diameter (29.65%), firmness (27.77%), and vitamin C content (29.07%) of fruit. Therefore, it is regarded as an appropriate treatment to maximize the potential use of MLE in green chili.

Keywords: capsaicin; Capsicum annuum; foliar application; moringa leaf extract; seed priming (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/9/7113/pdf (application/pdf)
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/9/7113/ (text/html)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:9:p:7113-:d:1131457

Access Statistics for this article

Sustainability is currently edited by Ms. Alexandra Wu

More articles in Sustainability from MDPI
Bibliographic data for series maintained by MDPI Indexing Manager ().