Trends in Horticulture

ISSN: 2578-1812

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Journal Abbreviation:

Trends Hortic.

Trends in Horticulture (TH) is an international peer-reviewed, open access journal that focuses on publishing comprehensive and up-to-date information in the field of horticulture.

The journal publishes papers on different topics related to horticultural sciences and technologies including vegetable crops, fruit crops, ornamentals, medicinal crops, edible fungus, urban horticulture, industries of horticultural crops, crop research in protected facilities or controlled environments, and plant research cultivated finely related to horticultural technology. The subject covers interdisciplinary research ranging from microbiology to horticultural crops, from gene screening to plant hybridization, from molecular biology to plant physiology and ecology, and from traditional planting to intelligent control.

The Journal welcomes the original empirical and theoretical research articles, from the basic to the applied, and accepts high quality submissions presented as Original Research Articles, Review Articles, Brief Commentaries, Case Reports, and Letters to the Editor, in all areas of horticultural research. Through a meticulous process of peer review, TH strives to publish articles of the highest value for agricultural and horticultural professionals.

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Vol 8, No 1 (2025)

Open Access

Article

Article ID: 8675

Abstract

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Comparative phytochemical analysis of some varieties of Capsicum species in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

by Bright F. Archibong, Okon G. Okon

Trends Hortic. 2025, 8(1);

doi: 10.24294/th8675

Abstract

Phytochemical and antioxidant analysis of some varieties of Capsicum was evaluated. Mature Capsicum varieties were collected across the State. The seeds were removed, sun-dried for 3 days, stored for 2 weeks at 15 ºC–25 ºC in polythene bags before planting. Saponins, tannins, flavonoids, alkaloids and cardiac glycosides were present in abundant, moderate and trace amounts. Combined anthraquinones were absent in all varieties. Yellow (0.810 ± 0.0006 µg/mL), red long dry (0.211 ± 0.0006 µg/mL) and round peppers (2.527 ± 0.0003 µg/mL) had the largest values for total phenol, flavonoids and tannins. Shombo and yellow peppers had the largest (0.270 ± 0.002 µg/mL) and least (0.102 ± 0.001 µg/mL) capsaicin content. The antioxidant activities varied across the varieties. At 100 µg/mL of methanol, yellow (45%) and round peppers (45%) had largest mean absorbances for 2,2-Diphenyl-1-Picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) Radical Scavenging Activity while sub-shombo pepper (23%) had the least. For Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power (FRAP), yellow (0.63 ± 0.001 µg/mL) and sub-shombo peppers (0.55 ± 0.001µg/mL) had the largest and least values at 100 µg/mL of methanol. At 100 µg/mL of methanol, red long dry (0.112 ± 0.001) and shombo peppers (0.101 ± 0.001) had the largest and least values for the nitric oxide scavenging activity. This study shows that Capsicum varieties exhibit bioactive componds similarities and variations with implications in hybridization, taxonomy and conservation.

Announcements


Vol 7, No.1 (2024) is released!
The articles in this issue cover various aspects of horticultural crop research, including environmental drug residues, plant diversity, asexual reproduction, genetic analyses, plant resistance, and extended shelf life. Each study addresses practical problems and offers valuable insights and guidance for horticultural crop research. Please read here for research details.
Posted: 2024-07-06

11th International Horticulture Research Conference!

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New Style for TH Published Papers
We have revised the layout for articles to be published in the new issues, starting at the beginning of 2024. As of today, the article template available for download on ‘Author Guidelines’ pages has been updated. The most noticeable change can be found on the first page of the article, where a left-hand column has been created to include the following front matter elements: (i) the recommended citation style for the article; (ii) the publishing history; (iii) the Creative Commons Attribution license used. Other front matter key elements such as publisher logo, article type, article title, authors, abstract and keywords have also been revised sightly. Another major update is that new articles will be published under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Posted: 2024-01-11