Effect of different fertilizers on the physicochemical properties, chemical element and volatile composition of cucumbers.

Si Mi, Xiangnan Zhang, Yuhang Wang, Yuedong Ma, Yaxin Sang, Xianghong Wang

Food chemistry 2022 Jan 15

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The main purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of different fertilizers on the physicochemical properties, multi-element and volatile composition of cucumbers. All samples were divided into five groups according to different combinations and amounts of chicken manure, NPK 17-17-17 fertilizer and microbial fertilizer. The co-application of chicken manure (120,000 kg/ha) and NPK 17-17-17 fertilizer (750 kg/ha) achieved the best texture properties, whereas the addition of the microbial fertilizer at 6000 kg/ha significantly improved the color quality of cucumbers. Similarly, the co-application of chicken manure, NPK 17-17-17 fertilizer and microbial fertilizer at 6000 kg/ha enhanced the number and abundance of volatile components detected in the cucumbers. Cucumbers from the control group contained the highest levels of most of the determined elements. Overall, a combination of chicken manure, NPK 17-17-17 fertilizer and 6000 kg/ha microbial fertilizer is recommended as a relatively efficient fertilizer utilization for cucumbers. Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Si Mi, Xiangnan Zhang, Yuhang Wang, Yuedong Ma, Yaxin Sang, Xianghong Wang. Effect of different fertilizers on the physicochemical properties, chemical element and volatile composition of cucumbers. Food chemistry. 2022 Jan 15;367:130667