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<journal-id>0120-0135</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de Ciencias Agrícolas]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Cienc. Agr.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0120-0135</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Nariño]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0120-01352022000300085</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22267/rcia.202239e.195</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Bromelain crude extract to improve the emergence and growth of pepper seedlings]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Extracto crudo de bromelina para mejorar la emergencia y el crecimiento de plántulas de pimiento]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pérez-Gómez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lianny]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Acosta Fernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yanier]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Báez Pérez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Evelio]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Linares Rivero]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Claudia]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Carvajal Ortiz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carol]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Naidoo]]></surname>
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<surname><![CDATA[Pérez Martínez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Aurora]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciego de Ávila Máximo Gómez Báez  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciego de Ávila ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,University of Ciego de Ávila Máximo Gómez Báez  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciego de Ávila ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
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<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,University of Ciego de Ávila Máximo Gómez Báez  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciego de Ávila ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
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<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,University of Ciego de Ávila Máximo Gómez Báez  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciego de Ávila ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
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<aff id="Af5">
<institution><![CDATA[,University of Ciego de Ávila Máximo Gómez Báez  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciego de Ávila ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
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<aff id="Af6">
<institution><![CDATA[,University of the Western Cape  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bellville ]]></addr-line>
<country>South Africa</country>
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<aff id="Af7">
<institution><![CDATA[,University of Ciego de Ávila Máximo Gómez Báez  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciego de Ávila ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>39</volume>
<numero>spe</numero>
<fpage>85</fpage>
<lpage>99</lpage>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0120-01352022000300085&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0120-01352022000300085&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0120-01352022000300085&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) is one of the most consumed horticultural products worldwide. However, pepper seeds have slow and asynchronous germination. Organic agriculture encourages using natural substances for the pre-germinative treatment of seeds. The objective of the present work was to evaluate the effect of priming sweet pepper seeds with bromelain crude extract (obtained from pineapple stem residues) on subsequent seedling emergence and growth. The effects of the proteolytic activity of the extract (0, 3.16, 6.25, 12.25, and 25.0 totalU), imbibition time (0, 3, 6, 9, 12, and 15 h), and imbibition temperature (15, 25, 35, and 45&#8451;) on seedling emergence and growth were assessed. The significantly best emergence, based on a range of indicators (emergence percentage: E, time to 50% emergence: TE50, emergence index: EI, mean emergence rate: MER, mean emergence time: MET, and synchronization index: SI), was obtained when the seeds were treated for three hours at 35°C with a 6.25 totalU bromelain crude extract. Seeds subjected to this treatment combination also yielded the most vigorous seedlings (number of true leaves, length and thickness of the stems, fresh mass, dry mass, leaf area). In conclusion, pre-germinative treatment with bromelain crude extract of 6.25 totalU proteolytic activity for three hours at 35°C improved seedling emergence and growth in sweet pepper seedlings relative to untreated seed. This result offers an organic priming alternative for seeds of sweet pepper.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN El pimiento (Capsicum annuum L.) es uno de los productos hortícolas más consumidos a nivel mundial. Sin embargo, las semillas de pimiento tienen una germinación lenta y de baja sincronía. La agricultura orgánica fomenta el uso de sustancias naturales para el tratamiento pre-germinativo de semillas. El objetivo del presente trabajo fue evaluar el efecto del cebado de semillas de pimiento dulce con extracto crudo de bromelina (obtenido a partir de residuos de tallo de piña) sobre la posterior emergencia y crecimiento de las plántulas. Se evaluó el efecto de la actividad proteolítica del extracto (0, 3.16, 6.25, 12.25 y 25.0 Utotal), tiempo de imbibición (0, 3, 6, 9, 12 y 15 h) y temperatura de imbibición (15, 25, 35 y 45°C) sobre la emergencia y el crecimiento de las plántulas. La emergencia de las semillas fue significativamente mejor, basada en los indicadores (porcentaje de emergencia: E, tiempo de emergencia del 50% de las plántulas: T50, índice de emergencia: IE, tasa de emergencia media: SEM, tiempo de emergencia medio: TEM e índice de sincronización: IS) cuando las semillas se trataron durante 3 h a 35°C con extracto crudo de bromelina de actividad 6,25 Utotal. Las semillas sometidas a esta combinación de tratamientos también produjeron las plántulas más vigorosas. En conclusion, el tratamiento pregerminativo de las semillas con extracto crudo de bromelina de actividad 6.25 Utotal por tres horas a 35°C incrementó la emergencia y el crecimiento de las plántulas de pimiento dulce en comparación con las semillas no tratadas. Este resultado ofrece una alternativa para el acondicionamiento orgánico de las semillas de pimiento dulce.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Capsicum annum L]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Germination]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Organic agriculture]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Priming]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Proteolytic activity.]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Capsicum annum L]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Germinación]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Agricultura orgánica]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[actividad proteolítica.]]></kwd>
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