ORIGINAL ARTICLE
The yield and postharvest quality of Chinese cabbage, depending on weed management method
1
Weed Science Laboratory, The National Institute of Horticultural Research in Skierniewice, Skierniewice, Poland
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Laboratory of Fruit and Vegetables Storage and Postharvest Physiology, The National Institute of Horticultural Research in Skierniewice, Skierniewice, Poland
A - Research concept and design; B - Collection and/or assembly of data; C - Data analysis and interpretation; D - Writing the article; E - Critical revision of the article; F - Final approval of article
Submission date: 2022-10-28
Acceptance date: 2023-01-10
Online publication date: 2023-03-15
Corresponding author
Joanna Golian
Weed Science Laboratory, The National Institute of Horticultural Research in Skierniewice, Skierniewice, Poland
Weed Science Laboratory, The National Institute of Horticultural Research in Skierniewice, Skierniewice, Poland
Journal of Plant Protection Research 2023;63(1):113-121
HIGHLIGHTS
- The effectiveness of non-chemical methods of weed control in Chinese Cabbage.
- Storage ability of Chinese cabbage depending on weed management methods.
- Chemical composition (dry matter, total sugars, vitamin C and soluble phenols) of Chinese cabbage after harvest and after storage.
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TOPICS
ABSTRACT
The studies were conducted from 2012 to 2015 at the National Institute of Horticultural
Research in Skierniewice, Poland. The aim of the research was to determine the yield of
Chinese cabbage, its storage ability and nutritional value, depending on weed management
methods used during cultivation. In the field experiments the following methods
were compared: mechanical treatments, mechanical treatments + growth stimulators, soil
mulching with black polypropylene, black polyethylene and biodegradable foil and hand
weeding. After harvest the Chinese cabbage was stored at 0–2°C for 125–126 days depending
on the year and after storage marketable and rotten heads were sorted. The percent of
yellowed, rotten leaves in the total mass of the stored heads was also determined, as well as
the natural weight loss. The chemical composition of Chinese cabbage was analyzed after
harvest and after storage. The analyses included: dry matter, total sugars, vitamin C and
soluble phenol content. After harvest the highest yield of Chinese cabbage grown in black
polyethylene mulch was obtained. After storage the highest yield of marketable heads from
cabbage mechanically weeded with additional application of biostimulator AlfaMax during
cultivation was obtained. Chemical analyses showed that after harvest the highest dry
matter, total sugars and vitamin C content were found in Chinese cabbage mechanically
weeded and soluble phenols were the highest in non-weeded Chinese cabbage. After storage
the highest content of dry matter was recorded in non-weeded Chinese cabbage, while
total sugars were the highest in cabbage mulched with black polyethylene and biodegradable
foil. Vitamin C was the highest in mechanically weeded and soluble phenols were the
highest in hand-weeded cabbage.
RESPONSIBLE EDITOR
Przemysław Kardasz
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors have declared that no conflict of interests exist.
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