Table 3. Average content in ascorbic acid (AAC, mg·100 g-1 fresh weight) estimated in the unripe and fully ripe fruits from the peppers studied, evaluated under organic and conventional conditions and regression coefficient (β) based on environmental means.
| Genotype | AAC unripe stage (mg·100 g-1) | AAC fully ripe stage (mg·100 g-1) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organic | Conventional | β | Organic | Conventional | β | |
| C. annuum | ||||||
| Bell peppers | ||||||
| Bierzo | 25.1 | 43.7 | -157.55*** | 120.9 | 102.3 | 1.04*** |
| CW Aguila F1 | 39.7 | 59.0 | -163.66*** | 150.6 | 142.1 | 0.48* |
| CW breeding line | 39.9 | 84.2 | -376.35*** | 150.8 | 112.7 | 2.14*** |
| Cuneo | 27.5 | 45.0 | -148.77*** | 131.5 | 111.4 | 1.12*** |
| Najerano | 24.7 | 17.4 | 62.31* | 163.8 | 148.5 | 0.86*** |
| Pimiento Valenciano | 18.2 | 52.3 | -289.68*** | 139.4 | 106.0 | 1.87*** |
| Mean | 29.2 | 50.3 | 142.8 | 120.5 | ||
| Other C. annuum | ||||||
| Ancho | 25.1 | 76.4 | -435.57*** | 126.3 | 188.9 | -3.51*** |
| Arnoia | 52.9 | 30.5 | 189.83*** | 117.2 | 92.3 | 1.40*** |
| Berbere | 26.4 | 57.0 | -259.59*** | 173.1 | 188.0 | -0.83*** |
| Bola | 55.2 | 87.0 | -270.46*** | 129.9 | 118.9 | 0.62** |
| Chile de Arbol | 20.0 | 25.3 | -44.17* | 143.2 | 98.8 | 2.49*** |
| Chimayo | 76.4 | 22.4 | 458.42*** | 182.6 | 148.8 | 1.89*** |
| Di Senise | 65.1 | 54.1 | 93.63** | 124.9 | 117.2 | 0.43NS |
| Doux Long des Landes | 14.0 | 31.0 | -144.39*** | 121.1 | 119.1 | 0.12NS |
| Espelette | 26.7 | 37.7 | -93.75** | 192.2 | 151.1 | 2.30*** |
| Gernika | 72.9 | 92.6 | -167.99*** | 172.3 | 147.3 | 1.40*** |
| Guindilla Ibarra | 29.8 | 26.4 | 28.83NS | 123.2 | 95.7 | 1.54*** |
| Jalapa F1 | 23.9 | 10.2 | 116.07*** | 93.9 | 88.9 | 0.28NS |
| Jalapeno Candelaria | 16.7 | 32.4 | -132.79*** | 66.2 | 66.2 | 0.00NS |
| Jalapeno Espinalteco | 18.5 | 22.7 | -36.16NS | 70.8 | 66.3 | 0.25NS |
| Mojo Palmero | 76.2 | 28.0 | 409.07*** | 208.0 | 129.0 | 4.42*** |
| Numex 6–4 | 65.3 | 19.8 | 385.82*** | 159.8 | 122.2 | 2.11*** |
| Numex Big Jim | 57.4 | 44.2 | 112.12*** | 175.8 | 147.8 | 1.57*** |
| Numex Conquistador | 52.6 | 19.3 | 282.18*** | 151.2 | 118.8 | 1.82*** |
| Padron | 106.9 | 44.8 | 527.09*** | 155.4 | 102.9 | 2.94*** |
| Pasilla | 35.7 | 46.2 | -89.05** | 169.4 | 142.6 | 1.50*** |
| Petit Marsellais | 121.1 | 93.5 | 234.14*** | 178.1 | 196.2 | -1.01*** |
| Piquillo | 71.0 | 52.4 | 158.64*** | 89.6 | 95.6 | -0.33NS |
| Serrano Criollo | 63.4 | 25.2 | 323.88*** | 179.2 | 110.8 | 3.83*** |
| Serrano | 32.0 | 36.0 | -34.43NS | 89.3 | 48.0 | 2.31*** |
| Mean | 49.5 | 42.3 | 141.4 | 120.9 | ||
| C. annuum mean | 45.4 | 43.9 | 141.7 | 120.8 | ||
| Other Capsicum species | ||||||
| Aji dulce | 24.2 | 51.0 | -227.05*** | 47.9 | 68.7 | -1.16*** |
| BOL-37R | 54.5 | 82.3 | -235.45*** | 94.1 | 88.1 | 0.34NS |
| BOL-58 | 31.2 | 28.2 | 25.54NS | 68.5 | 74.6 | -0.34NS |
| BOL-144 | 26.1 | 93.5 | -572.11*** | 112.4 | 123.3 | -0.61* |
| ECU-973 | 19.0 | 40.5 | -182.07*** | 64.1 | 79.6 | -0.87*** |
| ECU-994 | 46.6 | 35.4 | 94.89*** | 104.1 | 117.1 | -0.73** |
| PI-152225 | 36.7 | 17.3 | 164.61*** | 111.9 | 119.1 | -0.40NS |
| Other Capsicum mean | 34.0 | 49.7 | 86.2 | 95.8 | ||
| Total mean | 45.6 aa | 45.5 a | 134.5 b | 116.7 a | ||
| Environmental effect | 0.06 | -0.06 | 8.93 | -8.93 | ||
| Standard error | 5.39 | 5.97 | 8.59 | 9.48 | ||
NS, *, ** and *** indicate not significant for a probability p >0.05 and significant for p <0.05, 0.01 and 0.001, respectively, according to the statistical F ratio.
a Total means with different letters within each ripening stage indicate significant differences at p< 0.05.