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Morphological and Biochemical Characteristics of Wild Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica Lindl.) Genotypes in Turkey
Volkan Okatan
; Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Horticulture, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey
Barış Kaki
; Uşak University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Econometrics, Uşak, Turkey
Muhammet Ali Gündeşli
; East Mediterranean Transitional Zone Agricultural Research of Institute, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey
Serhat Usanmaz
; Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technologies, European University of Lefke, Cyprus via Mersin 10, Turkey
Agnieszka Najda
; Department of Vegetable Crops and Medicinal Plants, University of Life Sciences, Akademicka 15 Street, 20-950 Lublin, Poland
Sezai Ercişli
; Department of Horticulture, Agricultural Faculty, Ataturk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey
Kerem Mertoğlu
; Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Horticulture, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey
Abdalbasit A. Mariod
; Department of Biology, College of Science and Arts, University of Jeddah, Alkamil, KSA; Indigenous Knowledge and Heritage Centre, Ghibaish College of Science & Technology, Ghibaish, Sudan
Hanifeh Seyed Hajizadeh
; Department of Horticultural Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Maragheh,Maragheh 55136- 553, Iran
Sažetak
This study was carried out to determine the pomological and biochemical characteristics of eight different loquat genotypes collected from the Black Sea region (Turkey) in 2018. Totally 20 fruits, at the same ripening stage, were collected from the selected genotypes and tested. Results suggested that there were a high (0.768-0.907) positive and statistically significant correlations among all pomological features (P < 0.01) while the correlations among the biochemical compounds were weak and statistically non-significant (P > 0.05). According to the PCA (principal component analysis) analysis of the pomological characteristics, the genotype #1 was superior as compared with other genotypes. Contrary to the pomological characteristics, genotype #1 was found to have the lowest phenolic compounds and it was also moderate in sugar content but a high-grade genotype by organic acids, especially citric acid and malic acid. Furthermore, results suggested that genotypes #3, #4, #7 and #8 were identical and were rich in glucose, succinic acid, and total flavonoid. The results suggested that loquat fruits had a high potential for health benefits. The results are also a preliminary key reference for future studies in terms of loquat cultivation throughout the world and have high potential as a functional food.
Ključne riječi
hidden fruit quality; diversity; phenolic compounds; antioxidant capacity; organic acids; sugar composition
Hrčak ID:
284039
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Datum izdavanja:
30.9.2022.
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