TAILIEUCHUNG - Quality parameters and total phenolic content in tomato fruits regarding cultivar and microclimatic conditions
The aim of this research was to evaluate the color, firmness, and total phenolic (TP) content in tomatoes according to cultivar and growing conditions. Cultivars with oval, elongated, round, and cherry-shaped fruits of determinate tomato were grown in Mediterranean (Dragonja Valley) and continental regions. | Research Article Turk J Agric For 35 (2011) 185-194 © TÜBİTAK doi: Quality parameters and total phenolic content in tomato fruits regarding cultivar and microclimatic conditions Nina KACJAN MARŠIĆ1, Lea GAŠPERLIN2, Veronika ABRAM2, Maja BUDIČ2, Rajko VIDRIH2,* 1Department of Agronomy, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Jamnikarjeva 101, SI-1111 Ljubljana - SLOVENIA 2 Department of Food Science and Technology; Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Jamnikarjeva 101, SI-1111 Ljubljana - SLOVENIA Received: Abstract: The aim of this research was to evaluate the color, firmness, and total phenolic (TP) content in tomatoes according to cultivar and growing conditions. Cultivars with oval, elongated, round, and cherry-shaped fruits of determinate tomato were grown in Mediterranean (Dragonja Valley) and continental regions. Experiments in the continental region were conducted outdoors (Ljubljana-field) and under a low tunnel (Ljubljana-tunnel). Results indicated that the color and firmness were significantly influenced by the typology of the cultivars and by the maturity stage associated with the climatic conditions. Oval, elongated, and cherry fruits had darker and more intensely red fruit skins, with significantly higher a* and lower L* values than round fruits. The firmness of oval and elongated fruits was also higher than the firmness of round fruits. Fruits harvested in Dragonja Valley and the Ljubljana-tunnel location reached a higher level of maturity and were classified in the red maturity class (a*/b* > ), compared to the fruits from the Ljubljana-field location, where tomatoes were classified in the light red maturity class ( > a*/b* > ). Variation in total phenol (TP) content was evaluated in regards to different microclimatic conditions of the Ljubljana locations, -1 outdoors and under the low tunnel. TP content, expressed as chlorogenic acid, ranged from mg 100 g to mg -1 -1 -1 100
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