The Effect of Different Drying Processes on the Quality of Pepper Seeds Harvested in Uşak Conditions

Authors : Yasemin ÇELİK, Burcu KENANOĞLU

Pages : 44-50

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Publication Date : 2022-12-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :It stated that drying can delay post-harvest metabolic and physiological processes that contribute to the deterioration of seed quality with storage processes. Generally, as a dryer; silica gel, activated charcoal, bentonite, calcium sulfate, calcium chloride, and zeolite are used. The aim of our study was to determine that different drying methods insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(FD insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(frist drying);-SD insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(second drying);); and post-harvest ripening processes were harvested in Uşak conditions in 3 different maturation periods in the first year after flowering and in 4 different maturation periods in the second year and the change in the viability of pepper seeds. At the end of the applications, parameters such as germination and seedling emergence rate test, and seedling fresh and dry weight and enzyme activity were examined. While pepper seed germination values were tested, the drying and drying+ripening treatments applied to the seed lots that were immature had a positive effect on the results. CAT activity in pepper results, C insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(control);, and PHR insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(post-harvest ripening); in 60th-day seeds; SOD activity is SD in the first year, C in the second year; APX was found to be high in C and PHR applications. In general, drying and drying+ripening processes according to the harvest periods were found to be advantageous in pepper species.
Keywords : Pepper, drying, postharvest ripening, enzyme activity, seed viability