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Gamma radiation and osmotic potential of the nutrient solution differentially affect macronutrient concentrations, pH and EC in chilhuacle pepper fruits

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Chilhuacle pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) seeds were exposed to gamma radiation (GR) doses (0, 10, 80 and 120 Gy), and plants were grown in hydroponics with different osmotic potentials (OP) (− 0.036, − 0.072, − 0.092, and − 0.108 MPa) in the nutrient solution. We measured the nutrient concentrations, pH and electrical conductivity (EC) in fruits at different time points after transplanting (70, 90 and 130 dat), and found the GR, nutrient solution OP and their interactions differentially affected N, P, K, Ca, and Mg concentrations, as well as pH and EC in chilhuacle peppers.

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We thank the Laboratory of Plant Nutrition of the Colegio de Postgraduados Campus Montecillo for the facilities provided to perform our experiments. We also thank Mexico’s National Council for Science and Technology (CONACYT) for the doctorate scholarship granted to VGG.

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    Víctor García-Gaytán, Libia Iris Trejo-Téllez, Olga Tejeda-Sartorius, Maribel Ramírez-Martínez & Julián Delgadillo-Martínez

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  3. Center for Research and Assistance in Technology and Design of the State of Jalisco, Camino Arenero 1227, El Bajío del Arenal, 45019, Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico

    Soledad García-Morales

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García-Gaytán, V., Trejo-Téllez, L.I., Gómez-Merino, F.C. et al. Gamma radiation and osmotic potential of the nutrient solution differentially affect macronutrient concentrations, pH and EC in chilhuacle pepper fruits. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 315, 145–156 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-017-5655-6

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