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2025-08-31

Application of bokashi improves the agronomic quality and bioactive compounds of radish cv. Quiron

La aplicación de bocashi mejora la calidad agronómica y los compuestos bioactivos del rábano cv. Quiron

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https://doi.org/10.15446/agron.colomb.v43n2.118449

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chemical fertilizer, Raphanus sativus L., organic fertilizer, total polyphenols (en)
fertilizante químico, Raphanus sativus L., fertilizante orgánico, polifenoles totales (es)

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The aim of the study was to compare horticultural variables of radish cv. Quiron using bokashi, boiled chicken manure (BCM), and a mineral fertilizer. Experiments were conducted in a plastic greenhouse with the following treatments: fertigation with BCM concentrations in water (2.5%, 5.0%, 7.5%, and 10%), bokashi, mineral fertilizer in substrate, and control (water). The agronomic variables evaluated were: storage root biomass, storage root volume, leaf biomass, and chlorophyll index. Bioactive compounds, total polyphenol content, antioxidant capacity, and nitrate contents in storage root were also quantified. All agronomic variables were influenced by the treatments. For storage root biomass, the highest averages were obtained with bokashi and mineral fertilization, surpassing the other treatments. Root volume significantly increased with all treatments except for BCM 7.5%, with bokashi application resulting in the highest mean, followed by mineral fertilization. Leaf biomass was significantly enhanced by BCM 5.0%, BCM 7.5%, bokashi, and mineral fertilizer, with the latter showing the highest mean. The chlorophyll index increased with bokashi and mineral treatments. Total polyphenol contents significantly increased with all treatments, with bokashi, mineral, and BCM 5.0% and 7.5% showing the highest averages. Both DPPH and nitrate levels significantly increased with all treatments, with bokashi having the highest mean, followed by mineral fertilizer. FRAP levels were significantly elevated by all treatments, with bokashi and mineral fertilizer resulting in the highest means.

El objetivo del estudio fue comparar variables hortícolas del rábano cv. Quirón utilizando bocashi, estiércol hervido de pollo (EPH) y un fertilizante mineral. Los experimentos se llevaron a cabo en un invernadero de plástico, con los siguientes tratamientos: fertirrigación con concentraciones de EPH en agua (2,5; 5,0; 7,5 y 10%); bocashi, fertilizante mineral en el sustrato; y control (agua). Las variables agronómicas evaluadas fueron: biomasa de raíz tuberosa, volumen de raíz tuberosa, biomasa foliar e índice de clorofila. Se cuantificaron también compuestos bioactivos, contenido total de polifenoles, capacidad antioxidante y cantidad de nitratos en la raíz tuberosa. Todas las variables agronómicas fueron influenciadas por los tratamientos. Para la biomasa de raíz tuberosa, las medias más altas se observaron con bocashi y fertilización mineral, superando a los otros tratamientos. El volumen de la raíz tuberosa aumentó significativamente con todos los tratamientos, excepto para el EPH 7,5%, con bocashi mostrando la media más alta, seguido de la fertilización mineral. La biomasa foliar se incrementó significativamente con EPH 5,0%, EPH 7,5%, bocashi y fertilizante mineral, el cual tuvo la media más alta. El índice de clorofila aumentó con los tratamientos de bocashi y fertilizante mineral. Los contenidos totales de polifenoles aumentaron significativamente con todos los tratamientos, siendo bocashi, fertilizante mineral y EPH 5,0% y 7,5% los que tuvieron las medias más altas. Tanto los niveles de DPPH como los de nitratos aumentaron significativamente con todos los tratamientos, con bocashi teniendo la media más alta, seguido de fertilizante mineral. Los niveles del FRAP se incrementaron significativamente en todos los tratamientos, resultando en las medias más altas con bocashi y fertilizante mineral.

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Hata, F. T., Guarido, G. V., Sanches, I. A., Poças, C. E. P., Hata, N. N. Y., Cancian, M. A. de Q., Rabelo, M. C., Silveira, V. H. C., Gouveia, L. C. P., Ventura, M. U. & Spinosa, W. A. (2025). Application of bokashi improves the agronomic quality and bioactive compounds of radish cv. Quiron. Agronomía Colombiana, 43(2), e118449. https://doi.org/10.15446/agron.colomb.v43n2.118449

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Hata, F.T., Guarido, G.V., Sanches, I.A., Poças, C.E.P., Hata, N.N.Y., Cancian, M.A. de Q., Rabelo, M.C., Silveira, V.H.C., Gouveia, L.C.P., Ventura, M.U. and Spinosa, W.A. 2025. Application of bokashi improves the agronomic quality and bioactive compounds of radish cv. Quiron. Agronomía Colombiana. 43, 2 (May 2025), e118449. DOI:https://doi.org/10.15446/agron.colomb.v43n2.118449.

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Hata, F. T.; Guarido, G. V.; Sanches, I. A.; Poças, C. E. P.; Hata, N. N. Y.; Cancian, M. A. de Q.; Rabelo, M. C.; Silveira, V. H. C.; Gouveia, L. C. P.; Ventura, M. U.; Spinosa, W. A. Application of bokashi improves the agronomic quality and bioactive compounds of radish cv. Quiron. Agron. Colomb. 2025, 43, e118449.

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HATA, F. T.; GUARIDO, G. V.; SANCHES, I. A.; POÇAS, C. E. P.; HATA, N. N. Y.; CANCIAN, M. A. de Q.; RABELO, M. C.; SILVEIRA, V. H. C.; GOUVEIA, L. C. P.; VENTURA, M. U.; SPINOSA, W. A. Application of bokashi improves the agronomic quality and bioactive compounds of radish cv. Quiron. Agronomía Colombiana, [S. l.], v. 43, n. 2, p. e118449, 2025. DOI: 10.15446/agron.colomb.v43n2.118449. Disponível em: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/agrocol/article/view/118449. Acesso em: 27 dec. 2025.

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Hata, Fernando Teruhiko, Giovanni Vonsowski Guarido, Isabella Accorsi Sanches, Caio Eduardo Pelizaro Poças, Natália Norika Yassunaka Hata, Mariana Assis de Queiroz Cancian, Milena Cesila Rabelo, Victor Hugo Caetano Silveira, Lívia Cristina Pronko Gouveia, Maurício Ursi Ventura, and Wilma Aparecida Spinosa. 2025. “Application of bokashi improves the agronomic quality and bioactive compounds of radish cv. Quiron”. Agronomía Colombiana 43 (2):e118449. https://doi.org/10.15446/agron.colomb.v43n2.118449.

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Hata, F. T., Guarido, G. V., Sanches, I. A., Poças, C. E. P., Hata, N. N. Y., Cancian, M. A. de Q., Rabelo, M. C., Silveira, V. H. C., Gouveia, L. C. P., Ventura, M. U. and Spinosa, W. A. (2025) “Application of bokashi improves the agronomic quality and bioactive compounds of radish cv. Quiron”, Agronomía Colombiana, 43(2), p. e118449. doi: 10.15446/agron.colomb.v43n2.118449.

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F. T. Hata, “Application of bokashi improves the agronomic quality and bioactive compounds of radish cv. Quiron”, Agron. Colomb., vol. 43, no. 2, p. e118449, May 2025.

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Hata, F. T., G. V. Guarido, I. A. Sanches, C. E. P. Poças, N. N. Y. Hata, M. A. de Q. Cancian, M. C. Rabelo, V. H. C. Silveira, L. C. P. Gouveia, M. U. Ventura, and W. A. Spinosa. “Application of bokashi improves the agronomic quality and bioactive compounds of radish cv. Quiron”. Agronomía Colombiana, vol. 43, no. 2, May 2025, p. e118449, doi:10.15446/agron.colomb.v43n2.118449.

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Hata, Fernando Teruhiko, Giovanni Vonsowski Guarido, Isabella Accorsi Sanches, Caio Eduardo Pelizaro Poças, Natália Norika Yassunaka Hata, Mariana Assis de Queiroz Cancian, Milena Cesila Rabelo, Victor Hugo Caetano Silveira, Lívia Cristina Pronko Gouveia, Maurício Ursi Ventura, and Wilma Aparecida Spinosa. “Application of bokashi improves the agronomic quality and bioactive compounds of radish cv. Quiron”. Agronomía Colombiana 43, no. 2 (May 1, 2025): e118449. Accessed December 27, 2025. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/agrocol/article/view/118449.

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Hata FT, Guarido GV, Sanches IA, Poças CEP, Hata NNY, Cancian MA de Q, Rabelo MC, Silveira VHC, Gouveia LCP, Ventura MU, Spinosa WA. Application of bokashi improves the agronomic quality and bioactive compounds of radish cv. Quiron. Agron. Colomb. [Internet]. 2025 May 1 [cited 2025 Dec. 27];43(2):e118449. Available from: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/agrocol/article/view/118449

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