scholarly journals Physicochemical properties of fruit of chokecherry (Prunus virginiana L.), highbush cranberry (Viburnum trilobum Marsh.), and black currant (Ribes nigrum L.) cultivars grown in Saskatchewan

2005 ◽  
Vol 85 (2) ◽  
pp. 425-429 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. Zatylny ◽  
W. D. Ziehl ◽  
R. G. St-Pierre
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Juice ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Fruit Weight ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Ribes Nigrum ◽  
Black Currant ◽  
Prunus Virginiana ◽  
Total Solids ◽  
Hue Angle ◽  
Solids Content

Physicochemical properties of the fruit of chokecherry (Prunus virginiana L.), highbush cranberry (Viburnum trilobum Marsh.), and black currant (Ribes nigrum L.) were assessed from fruit harvested from replicated cultivar trials at Saskatoon, SK, and at Yorkton, SK, in 1999 and 2000. Fruit weight, total solids, soluble solids, pH, titratable acidity, percent pit, estimated percent flesh, and Hunterlab colour characteristics were measured. Fruit of the chokecherry cultivars ranged in their 10-fruit weights from 6.6 to 9.2 g, percent pit from 9.4 to 16.0%, estimated percent flesh from 17.2 to 23.7%, and pH from 3.86 to 4.25. Mean total solids and soluble solids contents were 35.2% and 18.3°Brix, respectively, and did not differ among the cultivars. Hue angle, chroma and L values of chokecherry fruit juice extracts ranged from 34.6 to 88.2°, 15.3 to 23.9, and 23.3 to 51.1, respectively. Fruit of the highbush cranberry cultivars ranged in their 10-fruit weights from 4.1 to 7.3 g, percent pit from 4.6 to 9.0%, estimated percent flesh from 10.9 to 14.0%, soluble solids content from 10.2 to 13.3°Brix, and pH from 2.89 to 3.13. The hue angle and L values of the fruit juice extracts of the highbush cranberry cultivars ranged from 16.0 to 18.2°, and from 15.5 to 21.3, respectively. Mean total solids content and L values were 18.9% and 18.0, respectively; both measurements did not differ significantly among the cultivars. Fruit of the black currant cultivars differed only in their 10-fruit weight, pH and titratable acidity which ranged from 7.5 to 12.8 g, 2.85 to 3.04, and 3.04 to 4.03%, respectively. Mean total solids and soluble solids contents of black currant fruit were 22.3% and 15.8°Brix, respectively. Black currant fruit juice extracts had a mean hue angle, chroma and L values of 13.2°, 12.6 and 9.8, respectively. Key words: Chokecherry, Prunus virginiana, highbush cranberry, Viburnum trilobum, black currant, Ribes nigrum, native fruit

Physicochemical properties of fruit of 16 saskatoon (Amelanchier alnifolia Nutt.) cultivars

2005 ◽  
Vol 85 (4) ◽  
pp. 933-938 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. Zatylny ◽  
W. D. Ziehl ◽  
R. G. St-Pierre
Keyword(s):  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Fruit Juice ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Fruit Weight ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Anthocyanin Content ◽  
Amelanchier Alnifolia ◽  
Fruit Composition ◽  
Hue Angle ◽  
L Value

Physicochemical properties were assessed for the fruit of 16 saskatoon (Amelanchier alnifolia Nutt.) cultivars harvested in 1998–2000 from replicated trials at two sites (Saskatoon and Moonlake, SK). The cultivars included Bluff, Buffalo, Elizabeth (at Saskatoon only), Forestburg, Honeywood, JB30, Martin, Nelson, Northline, PAR 90, Parkhill, Pearson II, Pembina, Smoky, Success, and Thiessen. Fruit weight and total solids, soluble solids, pH, titratable acidity, anthocyanin content, and colour characteristics of the fruit juice extracts were measured. Fruit of Martin, Thiessen and PAR 90 had the highest fruit weights (mean = 1.63 g), and Success and Bluff the lowest (mean = 0.79 g). Total and soluble solids contents ranged among cultivars from 19.9% and 14.0 °Brix, respectively, for JB30, to 27.9% and 20.1 °Brix, respectively, for Pembina. Fruit pH ranged from 3.65 for Nelson to 4.18 for Parkhill and Smoky. Fruit of Nelson had a titratable acidity (0.63%) that was approximately twice that of Success, Pearson II, Forestburg, Honeywood, Smoky and Parkhill. The soluble solids to titratable acidity ratio (SS/TA) differed greatly among cultivars ranging from 27 for JB30 to 55 for Parkhill. The colour characteristics of the fruit juice extracts differed among cultivars in chroma and L values, but not in hue angle. Anthocyanin analysis by HPLC identified four peaks: cyanidin-3-galactoside, cyanidin-3- glucoside and two unknowns. Total fruit anthocyanin content ranged from 414 µg g-1 for Forestburg to 852 µg g-1 for Nelson. Correlations were found between anthocyanin content and fruit pH, titratable acidity, hue angle and L value. Key words: Amelanchier alnifolia, saskatoon, fruit composition, acidity, anthocyanin content

scholarly journals Higher Temperatures Decrease Fruit Size in Strawberry Growing in the Subtropics

Horticulturae ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
Christopher Menzel
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Size ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Fruit Weight ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Marketable Yield ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Small Fruit ◽  
Solids Content

Five strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.) cultivars were grown in Queensland, Australia to determine whether higher temperatures affect production. Transplants were planted on 29 April and data collected on growth, marketable yield, fruit weight and the incidence of small fruit less than 12 g until 28 October. Additional data were collected on fruit soluble solids content (SSC) and titratable acidity (TA) from 16 September to 28 October. Minimum temperatures were 2 °C to 4 °C higher than the long-term averages from 1965 to 1990. Changes in marketable yield followed a dose-logistic pattern (p < 0.001, R2s = 0.99). There was a strong negative relationship between fruit weight (marketable) and the average daily mean temperature in the four or seven weeks before harvest from 29 July to 28 October (p < 0.001, R2s = 0.90). There were no significant relationships between SSC and TA, and temperatures in the eight days before harvest from 16 September to 28 October (p > 0.05). The plants continued to produce a marketable crop towards the end of the season, but the fruit were small and more expensive to harvest. Higher temperatures in the future are likely to affect the economics of strawberry production in subtropical locations.

scholarly journals The Influence of Climate on Fruit Development and Quality of Four Low-chill Peach Cultivars

HortScience ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 666-670 ◽  
Author(s):  
Todd W. Wert ◽  
Jeffrey G. Williamson ◽  
Jose X. Chaparro ◽  
E. Paul Miller ◽  
Robert E. Rouse
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Development ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Fruit Weight ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Soluble Solids Content ◽  
North Central ◽  
Southwest Florida ◽  
The North ◽  
Solids Content

The effect of climate was observed on fruit quality of four low-chill peach cultivars (Flordaprince, Flordaglo, UFGold, and TropicBeauty). The cultivars were evaluated in three locations (north–central, central, and southwest Florida). Soluble solids content (SSC), titratable acidity (TA), SSC:TA ratio, fruit weight, blush, and fruit development period (FDP) were determined. Longer FDPs were observed at the north–central location than at the southwest location. Fruit development and the expression of quality attributes were affected by location during fruit growth with higher color and SSC and shorter FDP occurring under warmer conditions. Within locations, ‘UFGold’ had the shortest FDP except at the southwest location where its chilling requirement may not have been met. At the central and southwest locations, ‘UFGold’ also tended to have lower TA values and higher SSC;TA ratios than the other cultivars.

scholarly journals Yield, physicochemical quality, and antioxidant capacity of “beef” and wild tomato fruits (Solanum lycopersicum L.) as a function of the electrical conductivity of the nutrient solution

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 330-339
Author(s):  
María Teresa Martínez-Damían ◽  
Oscar Cruz-Álvarez ◽  
Juan Enrique Rodríguez-Pérez ◽  
María Teresa Colinas-León ◽  
Miguel Angel Góngora-Canto
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Antioxidant Capacity ◽  
Nutrient Solution ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Fruit Weight ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Physicochemical Quality ◽  
Solanum Lycopersicum L ◽  
Total Titratable Acidity ◽  
Hue Angle

The objective of this study was to evaluate the response of three levels of electrical conductivity (2.0, 2.5 and 3.0 dS m-1) of Steiner’s nutrient solution on the yield, physicochemical quality, and antioxidant capacity of fruits from seven tomato genotypes and wild types of tomato (kidney selections). The yield, number of fruits per cluster (NFPC), average fresh fruit weight (AFWF), color, firmness, total soluble solids (TSS), total titratable acidity (TTA), vitamin C (VC), total phenols (TP), lycopene (LY) and antioxidant capacity (AC). The use of 2.5 and 3.0 dS m-1 increased the hue angle (49.05°) and TTA (0.35 and 0.36% citric acid). Among genotypes, L-51H and L-76H showed better performance (16.80 and 16.91 kg m-2, respectively), where L-28 stood out for its values of TSS, TTA, VC, TP and AC. Regarding the wild genotypes, the EC modification did not increase the yield; however, the use of 3.0 dS m-1 allowed the best results among the wild selections were SS3 (yield, AFWF and LY) and SS5 (NFPC, VC, TP and AC). The modification of the EC did not affect the yield, however, if it affected the physicochemical quality and antioxidant capacity of the analyzed materials.

scholarly journals Relationship between Soil Management System and Cultivar in Black Currant (Ribes nigrum L.)

2017 ◽  
Vol 66 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 21-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Svetlana M. Paunović ◽  
Mihailo Nikolić ◽  
Rade Miletić
Keyword(s):  
Management System ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Soil Management ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Total Phenolic ◽  
Soluble Solids Content ◽  
Black Currant ◽  
Solids Content

Summary This experiment evaluated the effect of soil management systems in a black currant planting on the generative potential (number of flowers per inflorescence, number of berries per cluster and yield per bush), physical attributes of the cluster and fruit (berry weight and cluster weight) and chemical properties of the fruit (soluble solids content, total sugars, titratable acidity, total anthocyanins, total phenolic content and vitamin C) of black currant cultivars. Three soil management systems were used: treatment I – bare fallow i.e. continuous tillage; treatment II – sawdust mulch, and treatment III – black polyethylene foil mulch. Four black currant cultivars were included - ‘Ben Lomond’, ‘Titania’, ‘Čačanska crna’ and ‘Tiben’. The soil management systems had a significant effect on the tested parameters. The cultivars also showed highly significant differences. Soil management system x cultivar interactions were observed for generative potential, and physical properties of the cluster and fruit, but not for fruit chemical traits, except in the soluble solids content.

scholarly journals Agronomic performance of fig plants grown with different numbers of branches

2021 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-20
Author(s):  
Vander Mendonça ◽  
◽  
Francisco Sidene Oliveira Silva ◽  
Anderson Araujo Alves ◽  
Elania Guadalupe Paiva Martins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin C ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Fruit Weight ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Randomized Block Design ◽  
Maturation Index ◽  
Solids Content ◽  
Number Of Branches

Fig production and quality are associated with the number of branches per plant and may vary among regions according to the climatic conditions and crop management. In this work, we studied the influence of the number of branches per plant on the production and fruit quality of 'Roxo de Valinhos' figs under semiarid conditions. The experiment was carried out at the didactic orchard of Federal Rural University of Semiarid (UFERSA), Mossoró city, Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil. Fig plants were grown with 6, 12, 18, or 30 branches in a completely randomized block design with four replicates and four plants per plot. Plants without thinning were also cultivated as controls. The number of fruits per plant, productivity, fruit length, fruit diameter, and fruit weight were evaluated. Additionally, fruit firmness, titratable acidity (TA), soluble solids content (SS), maturation index (SSC/TA), and vitamin C content were analyzed. The results showed that plants cultivated with 12, 18, and 24 branches produced fruits with higher weight, more fruits per branch, and more fruits per plant and thus were more productive. Additionally, fruits showed a high vitamin C content and maturation index

scholarly journals Grafting Improves Tomato Salinity Tolerance through Sodium Partitioning within the Shoot

HortScience ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 48 (7) ◽  
pp. 855-862 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Di Gioia ◽  
Angelo Signore ◽  
Francesco Serio ◽  
Pietro Santamaria
Keyword(s):  
Dry Matter ◽  
Nutritional Value ◽  
Fruit Juice ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Soluble Solids Content ◽  
Marketable Yield ◽  
Tomato Yield ◽  
Solids Content

Two greenhouse experiments were carried out to analyze the shoot sodium (Na+) partitioning, yield, and fruit quality of ‘Cuore di Bue’, a salt-sensitive heirloom tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.), ungrafted or grafted onto interspecific tomato hybrid rootstocks (S. lycopersicum × S. habrochaites) ‘Maxifort’ and ‘Arnold’ in 2009, ‘Arnold’ and ‘Armstrong’ in 2010, grown at different salinity stress (SS) levels (0, 20, and 40 mm of NaCl in 2009; 0 and 20 mm of NaCl in 2010). In both experiments, an interaction was observed between grafting combinations and SS levels in terms of fruit yield, and fruit juice Na+ content. Under no SS conditions, plant grafted onto ‘Maxifort’ and ‘Armstrong’ provided the highest yield in 2009 and 2010 experiments, respectively. In the presence of 20 mm of NaCl, plants grafted onto ‘Arnold’ provided a marketable yield 23.5% (on average) higher than plants grafted onto ‘Maxifort’ or ungrafted in 2009 and 33% (on average) higher than plants grafted onto ‘Armstrong’ or ungrafted in 2010. The further increase of SS to 40 mm of NaCl considerably reduced the productivity of all grafting combinations. At 20 mm of NaCl, plants grafted onto ‘Arnold’ showed also a higher capacity to modulate shoot Na+ partitioning with respect to ungrafted plants by increasing Na+ accumulation in older leaves (52%) and reducing Na+ content in younger and most active leaves (24%), thus enabling the maintenance of higher K+/Na+, Ca2+/Na+, and Mg2+/Na+ ratios compared with ungrafted plants. Fruit total soluble solids content, titratable acidity, and dry matter were unaffected by grafting at any SS level, whereas under SS, the fruit juice Na+ content of grafted plants was consistently lower (from 19% up to 68%) than that of ungrafted plants. Under moderate SS conditions (20 mm of NaCl), the use of rootstock genotypes such as ‘Arnold’ having a particular ability to reduce Na+ accumulation in younger and most active leaves may increase tomato yield and enhance tomato nutritional value by reducing the fruit juice Na+ content.

Effect of Weed-Free Strip Width on Newly Established ‘Navaho' Blackberry Growth, Yield, and Fruit Quality

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 426-431 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen L. Meyers ◽  
Katherine M. Jennings ◽  
David W. Monks ◽  
Wayne E. Mitchem
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Quality ◽  
Growth Yield ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Fruit Weight ◽  
Strip Width ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Research Station ◽  
Acid Ratio ◽  
Solids Content

Field studies were conducted in 2011 and 2012 at the Sandhills Research Station near Jackson Springs, NC to determine the influence of weed-free strip width (WFSW) on newly planted ‘Navaho' blackberry plant growth, fruit yield, and fruit quality. Treatments consisted of 0-, 0.3-, 0.6-, 1.2-, 1.8-, and 2.4-m WFSW. Predicted blackberry yield increased from 718 to 1,015 kg ha−1at WFSW of 0 to 2.4 m. The currently recommended WFSW of 1.2 m resulted in a blackberry yield of 1,013 kg ha−1. Predicted individual blackberry fruit weight displayed a positive linear response to WFSW and increased from 3.1 to 3.6 g fruit−1at WFSW of 0 to 2.4 m. Soluble solids content (SSC) of dull black blackberry fruit was greatest (15.1 Brix) when WFSW was 0 m. Relative to a WFSW of 0 m, SSC was reduced 2.3 to 3.4% as WFSW increased from 0.3 to 2.4 m, respectively. WFSW did not influence shiny black blackberry fruit SSC, nor titratable acidity, sugar-to-acid ratio, or pH of shiny or dull black blackberry fruit or primocane number, length, and stem caliper.

scholarly journals Morphological, physicochemical and sensory evaluation of celery harvested from early to late maturity

2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 236-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alejandra Karina Yommi ◽  
Natalia Marcela Di Gerónimo ◽  
Liliana Esther Carrozzi ◽  
Victoria Quillehauquy ◽  
María Gabriela Goñi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cutting Force ◽  
Higher Plants ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Apium Graveolens ◽  
Maturity Stage ◽  
Hue Angle ◽  
Late Maturity ◽  
Solids Content

The aim of this study was to determine quality changes in petioles of self-blanching celery (Apium graveolens), cv. Golden Boy, harvested at 80, 87, 94, 101, 108, 115, 122 and 129 days after-transplanting (DAT). Total weight (TW), total length (TL), number of leaves per plant (LN) and by plant zone (external, LNZ E; middle, LNZ M; internal, LNZ I), and petiole length (PL) were evaluated at each harvest time. Petioles quality of each zone in the plant were analyzed in terms of: color (hue angle), texture (cutting force), total soluble solids content (TSS) and titratable acidity (TA). The petioles also were sensorially evaluated by descriptive analysis considering visual characteristics (flexibility, hollowness), flavor (typical flavor and odor) and texture attributes (hardness, crunchiness, juiciness and fibrousness). From 80 to 129 DAT, TW and TL increased 33 g/DAT and 0.62 cm/DAT, respectively. Leaves development was detected until the 122 DAT; LNZ I grew to a greater extent. The PL increased during plant development, mainly in middle and internal leaves; being the middle leaves the longest. Hue angle and cutting force were similar in external and middle petioles and both resulted higher than internal ones until the 122 and 115 DAT, respectively. The juiciness increased and flexibility decreased during maturation, resulting 108 DAT maturity stage less flexible and juicier than 80 DAT. No significant differences between harvesting dates were observed in the other sensory properties evaluated. Inflorescence differentiation was detected at 115 DAT, causing an increase in texture, TSS and TA. Optimum yield and quality balance were achieved at 122 DAT. Delayed harvest is associated with higher plants but also with lower petioles quality, mainly due to an undesirable change in texture.

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