Fruit Quality and Production Parameters of Some Bitter Cherry Cultivars
Horticulturae,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
11(1), С. 87 - 87
Опубликована: Янв. 14, 2025
Bitter
cherries
(Prunus
avium
var.
sylvestris
Ser.)
represent
a
valuable
raw
material
in
the
traditional
Eastern
European
food
industry
with
high
potential
within
horticultural
chain
and
circular
economy
context
of
global
security
due
to
exceptional
nutritional
properties.
The
present
study
was
carried
out
period
2022–2024
had
as
its
main
purpose
evaluation
fruit
quality
production
indices
some
bitter
cherry
cultivars
suitable
for
technological
norms
specific
industrial
processing.
Five
(C1-Amaris,
C2-Amar
Maxut,
C3-Amar
Galata,
C4-Silva,
C5-Amara)
were
studied
analyzed
terms
quality—morpho-physiological
organoleptic
traits,
physical
chemical
parameters—and
general
productivity—tree
vigor,
fruiting,
yield
indices.
results
highlighted
wide
variability
characteristics
cherries,
an
average
weight
between
3.3
4.9
g
color
skin
varying
from
yellow
redness
dark
red
blackish.
Regarding
attributes,
antioxidant
activity
relatively
higher
fruits
more
intense
taste
(89.3
μg
Trolox·g−1
f.w
C2
89.1
f.w.
C4
C5),
fact
also
found
content
total
polyphenols
(with
maximum
value
743.2
mg
GAE·100
g−1
at
C2).
Total
soluble
solids
20.51°Brix
titratable
acidity
0.85
malic
acid·100
influence
local
environmental
factors
on
productivity
by
significant
statistical
differences
(p
<
0.05)
cultivars.
Thus,
resistance
frost
full
flowering
phenophase
86.69%,
regarding
cracking,
highest
percentage
C1,
99.79%
unaffected
fruits.
index
per
tree
0.24
kg
cm2
trunk
cross-section
area.
physico-chemical
properties
support
possibility
their
efficient
use
processing
industry,
yielding
high-quality
products
nutraceutical
value.
Язык: Английский
Exploring Ecological and Conventional Farming Practice on Plum Orchards: Its Impact on Fruit Quality
Horticulturae,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
11(3), С. 240 - 240
Опубликована: Фев. 24, 2025
Fruit
quality
is
crucial
for
nutrition
and
human
health
requires
emergent
cautions
in
contemporary
agricultural
techniques.
Ecological
farming
might
not
be
as
successful
conventional
management
systems;
however,
it
may
yield
superior
fruits
due
to
reduced
protection
treatments.
This
research
aimed
investigate
the
influence
of
ecological
practices
on
physicochemical
properties
(fruit
color,
weight,
firmness,
titratable
acidity,
total
sugar,
vitamin
C),
antioxidant
activities,
bioactive
compounds
(total
polyphenols,
anthocyanin
flavonoids),
macroelements
composition
(N,
P,
K),
heavy
metal
concentration
(Zn,
Cd,
Pb
Cu)
Centenar
plum
variety
soil
system
under
environmental
conditions
Romania.
The
analysis
revealed
that
practice
increased
polyphenol
content
(3.26–4.52
mg
GAE/g
dw)
activity
(19.53–21.70
µm
Trolox/g
dw);
supported
healthy
soils
maintained
or
built
organic
carbon
more
substantially
(56.68
Mg
C
ha−1).
Moreover,
consistent
vigorous
fruit
colors
were
provided
by
where
small
(41
g)
obtained
compared
(44
g).
Among
fruit,
Cu
had
highest
level
(0.74–1.07
kg−1),
while
Cd
lowest
(0.003–0.007
kg−1).
potential
risk
metals
accumulation
orchard
their
transfer
(MTF)
was
also
analyzed.
Total
carcinogenic
(TCR)
values
all
less
than
1
(≤1),
which
considered
a
safe
with
no
concern
health.
These
results
show
received
improved
nutritional
correspond
sustainable
food
production
through
limiting
resource
competition.
Язык: Английский