Yield, Quality and Phytochemicals of Organic and Conventional Raspberry Cultivated in Chihuahua, Mexico

Authors

  • María N. FRIAS-MORENO Autonomous University of Chihuahua, Faculty of Agrotechnological Sciences, Pascual Orozco Avenue, Campus 1, Santo Niño, CP 31350 Chihuahua (MX)
  • Guadalupe I. OLIVAS-OROZCO Center for Research in Food and Development, A.C. (CIAD), Rio Conchos S/N Parque Industrial Apdo. Postal 781. C.P. 31570, Cuauhtémoc (MX)
  • Gustavo A. GONZALEZ-AGUILAR Coordination of Food Technology of Plant Origin, Center for Research in Food and Development, A.C. (CIAD), Carretera a la Victoria Km 0.6. C.P. 83304, Hermosillo (MX)
  • Yael E. BENITEZ-ENRIQUEZ Autonomous University of Chihuahua, Faculty of Agrotechnological Sciences, Pascual Orozco Avenue, Campus 1, Santo Niño, CP 31350 Chihuahua (MX)
  • Adriana PAREDES-ALONSO Autonomous University of Chihuahua, Faculty of Agrotechnological Sciences, Pascual Orozco Avenue, Campus 1, Santo Niño, CP 31350 Chihuahua (MX)
  • Juan L. JACOBO-CUELLAR Autonomous University of Chihuahua, Faculty of Agrotechnological Sciences, Pascual Orozco Avenue, Campus 1, Santo Niño, CP 31350 Chihuahua (MX)
  • Nora A. SALAS-SALAZAR Autonomous University of Chihuahua, Faculty of Agrotechnological Sciences, Pascual Orozco Avenue, Campus 1, Santo Niño, CP 31350 Chihuahua (MX)
  • Damaris L. OJEDA-BARRIOS Autonomous University of Chihuahua, Faculty of Agrotechnological Sciences, Pascual Orozco Avenue, Campus 1, Santo Niño, CP 31350 Chihuahua (MX)
  • Rafael A. PARRA-QUEZADA Autonomous University of Chihuahua, Faculty of Agrotechnological Sciences, Pascual Orozco Avenue, Campus 1, Santo Niño, CP 31350 Chihuahua (MX)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15835/nbha47211385

Keywords:

antioxidants; farming; organic amendments; Rubus idaeus L; systems

Abstract

Raspberry production represents an alternative for farmers in the temperate zones of Mexico. Due to the environmental impact caused by conventional agriculture, there is currently greater demand for organic food in the national and international market. To achieve this need, new fertilization techniques based on organic amendments are being tested. In the present study, yields and quality were evaluated over a 3-year period (2015, 2016 and 2017) as well as the phytochemical compounds of the production in 2017, with management of organic versus conventional fertilization of raspberry crop in open field in Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua, Mexico. During the three years of study, the conventional fertilization system obtained higher yields, compared to the organic one, with values of 2,698 and 2,351 g per linear meter in 2015, 2,423 and 1,301 g per linear meter in 2016 and the data for 2017 were 3,077 and 2,550 g per linear meter, respectively. Regarding quality, the results showed no statistical differences between the two systems of production about colour, firmness, total soluble solids, titratable acidity and pH of the fruit. Differently the composition of phytochemicals, phenols, flavonoids, total anthocyanins and antioxidant capacity was better under the organic management. In conclusion, the conventional system showed higher yields, the quality of the fruits was not different between the two systems, while the levels of phytochemicals were higher with the organic farming. Therefore, it is important to continue the research in order to improve soil fertility and achieve higher yields under the organic management.

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FRIAS-MORENO, M. N., OLIVAS-OROZCO, G. I., GONZALEZ-AGUILAR, G. A., BENITEZ-ENRIQUEZ, Y. E., PAREDES-ALONSO, A., JACOBO-CUELLAR, J. L., SALAS-SALAZAR, N. A., OJEDA-BARRIOS, D. L., & PARRA-QUEZADA, R. A. (2018). Yield, Quality and Phytochemicals of Organic and Conventional Raspberry Cultivated in Chihuahua, Mexico. Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, 47(2), 522–530. https://doi.org/10.15835/nbha47211385

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