Open AccessThe study of a silatrane-containing preparation on improving the consumer properties of lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. Dubachek MC), grown hydroponically in phytotron-ISR 0.1
Author(s) -
Ali J. Othman,
Л Г Елисеева,
Valery N. Zelenkov,
В.В. Латушкин
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
vestnik voronežskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta inženernyh tehnologij
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2310-1202
pISSN - 2226-910X
DOI - 10.20914/2310-1202-2020-1-96-102
Subject(s) - lactuca , phytotron , ascorbic acid , chemistry , photosynthesis , chlorophyll , carotenoid , horticulture , photosynthetic pigment , yield (engineering) , nitrate , pigment , germination , biological pigment , botany , food science , biology , materials science , biochemistry , organic chemistry , metallurgy
This paper presents the results of experimental study on the possibility of improving consumer properties of lettuce (Lactuca sativa – var. Dubachuk MC) grown under the conditions of closed system in ISR-0.1 phytotron by applying foliar treatment of different concentrations of 1-ethoxysilatran - a new silicon based preparation belonging to Silatrans group. The trail demonstrated no effect of the preparation when applied in a concentration of 5.10-4 ml/l in ES1 treatment. However, the effectiveness starts upon using higher concentrations. The best yield components were obtained as a result of foliar treatments of ES3 and ES4 with concentrations of 5.10-3 and 10-2 ml/l respectively. Applying foliar treatment in vegetative phase resulted in complex effect of activation of physiological processes in plants, stimulating the photosynthetic activity and accumulation of photosynthetic pigments by recording a 22.7% increase in chlorophyll-a and 18.6% in carotenoids content in fresh leaves. Nitrate accumulation recorded 792.3 mg/100g in ES4 which is 2.7 times higher than the control. Also, an increase in dry matter content by 12.2%, pigments by 16.3%, total antioxidants capacity, a 40% increase in ascorbic acid content were recorded. While only slight increase in total phenolic content was observed in higher concentrations. These overall considerable influences in metabolic activities lead to a better productivity in case of production mass. Further studies should be concerning the effect of 1-ethoxysilatran on other leafy vegetables and prolonging the storage of them.