Relationships between bulb dry matter content, soluble solids concentration and non-structural carbohydrate composition in the onion (Allium cepa)

ABSTRACT Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) is a root crop grown in many countries. This tuberous root is a source of energy, nutrients, and phytochemicals. In this study, bioactive compounds and physical and physicochemical qualities of sweetpotato genotypes were evaluated. Eight new genotypes of sweetpotato produced by Embrapa Hortaliças (orange-fleshed: MD09026-OF and MD09024-OF; cream-fleshed: MD09011-CF, MD09004-CF, MD10039-CF, and MD10004-CF; yellow-fleshed: MD09017-YF and MD12002-YF) and two cultivars used as controls (Beauregard and Brazlândia Roxa) were evaluated for color, soluble solids, dry matter, phenolic compounds, total carotenoids and β-carotene. Hue angles differed even between those sweetpotatoes with the same flesh color. The orange-fleshed genotypes MD09024-OF, MD09026-OF, and Beauregard, had the lowest L*, showing to be darker than the others. These sweetpotatoes also had the brightest flesh colors with higher C*. The orange-fleshed genotypes MD09026-OF and MD09024-OF were sweeter (10.55oBrix and 9.23oBrix) than Beauregard (5.12oBrix). Brazlândia Roxa had the highest dry matter content (38.05%), followed by the genotypes MD10004-CF, MD09017-YF, MD09026-OF MD10039-CF, and MD09011-CF, which showed similarity, ranging from 32.33% to 29.12%. The highest contents of total carotenoids were found for the orange-fleshed genotypes MD09026-OF (80.06 mg g-1) and MD09024-OF (70.56 mg g-1) and Beauregard (73.12 mg g-1). These same genotypes showed the highest total phenolic compounds (0.815 mg g-1 and 0.686 mg g-1, respectively). MD09026-OF showed the highest content of β-carotene (46.47 mg g-1). MD09026-OF was the most prominent genotype among those evaluated, as it showed the highest total carotenoid, β-carotene, phenolic compounds, and soluble solids content, in addition to a high dry matter content.

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Effects of poultry manure and mineral fertilizers on the quality of crops

The Journal of Agricultural Science ◽

10.1017/s0021859600068817 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 118 (2) ◽

pp. 215-221 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

F. Pimpini ◽

L. Giardini ◽

M. Borin ◽

G. Gianquinto

Keyword(s):

Dry Matter ◽

Poultry Manure ◽

Mineral Fertilizer ◽

Matter Content ◽

Soluble Solids ◽

Mineral Fertilizers ◽

Dry Matter Content ◽

Processing Tomato ◽

Spinach Leaves

SUMMARYPoultry manure and mineral fertilizers at two rates of application (medium and high) and in different combinations, together with a non-fertilized control, were tested at the Experimental Station of the Agricultural University of Padova, Italy (45° 21′ N, 11° 58′ E) in 1985–89.Compared to the control, all the fertilization treatments increased the incidence of larger-sized bulbs of onion and tubers of potato, improved the fruit colour of processing tomato and the raw protein content of spinach, but reduced the acidity and acids: soluble solids ratio of tomato and the dry matter content of spinach leaves.In addition, the application of 140 kg/ha of N, 140 kg/ha of P2O5 and 100 kg/ha of K2O as mineral fertilizer or as poultry manure gave the best scores of processing suitability of potato, both for sticks and chips. All the fertilization formulae, except for 140 kg/ha of N, 140 kg/ha of P2O5 and 100 kg/ha of K2O as poultry manure alone, showed significant decreases in the extractable sucrose ratio in sugarbeet, compared with the control. In processing tomato, the best scores of suitability for paste transformation were obtained with mixed fertilization (1/3 poultry manure and 2/3 mineral fertilizers) applying 210 kg/ha of N, 210 kg/ha of P2O5 and 150 kg/ha of K2O and the plots receiving only mineral fertilizers produced fruits with less favourable values of pH and electrical conductivity compared to the poultry manured ones.

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Variability, heritability, and correlations of agronomic traits in an onion landrace and derived S1 lines

Cropp Breeding and Applied Biotechnology ◽

10.1590/s1984-70332014000100005 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 29-35 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Bettina Porta ◽

Mercedes Rivas ◽

Lucía Gutiérrez ◽

Guillermo A Galván

Keyword(s):

Dry Matter ◽

Agronomic Traits ◽

Block Design ◽

Transgressive Segregation ◽

Matter Content ◽

Leaf Length ◽

Soluble Solids ◽

Dry Matter Content ◽

Original Population ◽

Random Block Design

This study assessed variability, heritability and correlations of agronomic traits in an onion (Allium cepa L.) landrace and derived S1lines after a single selfing generation. Bulbs used to develop S1lines were selected for shape, colour and high number of skins. Fifty-one S1lines and the original population were evaluated using an incomplete random block design. The original population and S1lines were highly diverse for quantitative and qualitative traits. S1lines were significantly different, with transgressive segregation for number and maximum leaf length, bulbing index, bulb weight, diameter, and dry matter content. Variances within S1lines were greater than among S1lines for all traits. Bulb colour and number of skins responded to selection. Heritabilities for dry matter and soluble solids were 52.6% and 36.1% respectively. Both traits were highly correlated. The development of S1lines allowed the expression of genetic variation and the identification of better genotypes for agronomic traits of interest.

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Integrating Vis-SWNIR spectrometer in a conveyor system for in-line measurement of dry matter content and soluble solids content of durian pulp

Postharvest Biology and Technology ◽

10.1016/j.postharvbio.2021.111640 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 181 ◽

pp. 111640

Author(s):

Wanphut Saechua ◽

Sneha Sharma ◽

Natrapee Nakawajana ◽

Kritsanaphon Leepaitoon ◽

Rashphon Chunsri ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Dry Matter ◽

Matter Content ◽

Soluble Solids ◽

Dry Matter Content ◽

Soluble Solids Content ◽

Conveyor System ◽

Line Measurement ◽

Solids Content

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Use of Visible-Near Infrared Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy to Discriminate between Kiwifruit with Properties Altered by Preharvest Treatments

Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy ◽

10.1255/jnirs.105 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 113-122 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Alistair D. Mowat ◽

Philip R. Poole

Keyword(s):

Dry Matter ◽

Diffuse Reflectance ◽

Near Infrared ◽

Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy ◽

Matter Content ◽

Soluble Solids ◽

Skin Colour ◽

Canonical Variate ◽

Dry Matter Content ◽

Treatment Groups

Visible-near infrared (NIR) spectra of kiwifruit berries were processed by discriminant analysis techniques to differentiate berries treated during on-vine development. Treatments applied were leaf removal or shading berries with aluminium foil through crop development, or dipping the berries in ethephon two weeks prior to harvest. In order to accentuate the treatment effects, the canes used for individual treatments were cinctured to cut the phloem layer near the central cordon. Diffuse reflectance visible-NIR spectra were measured for all berries at harvest and after storing at 0°C for 16 weeks, and in sound ripened berries, for which the mass, skin colour, soluble solids and dry matter content were also determined. Principal components (PCs) were calculated for the 550–990 nm region of the visible-NIR absorption spectra for 500 berries randomly selected from all treatments. Canonical variate analyses of the PC were used to distinguish the berries from the original treatment groups. At harvest and after storage, discriminant algorithms, based on training spectra, were applied to validation spectra sets and correctly classified 99% and 87% of the berries, respectively, by their on-vine treatment. In the sound ripened berries, discrimination based on the visible-NIR data was superior to that achieved using combinations of mass, skin colour, dry matter and soluble solids.

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Non-destructive prediction of soluble solids and dry matter content using NIR spectroscopy and its relationship with sensory quality in sweet cherries

Postharvest Biology and Technology ◽

10.1016/j.postharvbio.2017.01.016 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 128 ◽

pp. 112-120 ◽

Cited By ~ 44

Author(s):

S. Escribano ◽

W.V. Biasi ◽

R. Lerud ◽

D.C. Slaughter ◽

E.J. Mitcham

Keyword(s):

Dry Matter ◽

Sensory Quality ◽

Nir Spectroscopy ◽

Matter Content ◽

Soluble Solids ◽

Dry Matter Content ◽

Sweet Cherries ◽

Non Destructive

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Morphological and chemical characterization of fruits of Capsicum spp. accessions

Horticultura Brasileira ◽

10.1590/s0102-05362011000300018 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 29 (3) ◽

pp. 364-371 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Elizanilda R do Rêgo ◽

Mailson M do Rêgo ◽

Izadora Wally F de Matos ◽

Lidiany Aparecida Barbosa

Keyword(s):

Dry Matter ◽

Chemical Characterization ◽

Matter Content ◽

Breeding Program ◽

Soluble Solids ◽

Dry Matter Content ◽

Capsicum Frutescens ◽

Fresh Market ◽

Capsicum Spp

This study aimed to evaluate 69 Capsicum accessions from the Germplasm Bank of Universidade Federal de Roraima, for some fruit quality traits. The experiment was performed in a completely random design, with 69 treatments and 3 replications. The 69 accessions were evaluated for fourteen quantitative and two qualitative traits of ripe fruits. Quantitative fruits data were subjected to an analysis of variance, and the means were grouped by Scott-Knott test (p<0.01). All characteristics had significant effect of treatments (p<0.01) for all evaluated traits. The data showed high genetic variability to future use in a Capsicum breeding program. The accessions 33, 44 and 41 showed major values for dry matter content and total soluble solids; these should be used to improve these traits in a paprika breeding program. On the other hand, the accession 48 showed major values for fresh weight, major fruit length and fruit width. The accession 33, belonging to the Capsicum frutescens species, with high vitamin C content should be used in a fresh market Capsicum breeding program.

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Spatial Variability of Soluble Solids or Dry-matter Content within Individual Fruits, Bulbs, or Tubers: Implications for the Development and Use of NIR Spectrometric Techniques

HortScience ◽

10.21273/hortsci.34.1.114 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 34 (1) ◽

pp. 114-118 ◽

Cited By ~ 73

Author(s):

K.H.S. Peiris ◽

G.G. Dull ◽

R.G. Leffler ◽

S.J. Kays

Keyword(s):

Cucumis Melo ◽

Dry Matter ◽

Prunus Persica ◽

Mangifera Indica ◽

Matter Content ◽

Radial Variation ◽

Soluble Solids ◽

Ananas Comosus ◽

Spectrometric Method ◽

Dry Matter Content

Spatial variation in soluble solids content (SSC) of fruits of apple (Malus ×domestica Borkh. cv. Red Delicious), cantaloupe (Cucumis melo L. Cantaloupensis group), grapefruit (Citrus paradisi Macf. cv. Indian River Ruby Red), honeydew melon (Cucumis melo L. Inodorus group), mango (Mangifera indica L. cv. Hayden), orange (Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck. cv. Valencia), peach (Prunus persica L. Batsch. cv. Windblow), pineapple (Ananas comosus L. Merr. cv. Kew) and tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.), and of bulbs of onion (Allium cepa L. Cepa group) and in dry-matter content (DMC) of potato (Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Russet Burbank) tubers was measured along three directional orientations (i.e., proximal to distal, circumferentially midway along the proximal to distal axis, and radially from the center of the interior to the outer surface). The pattern and magnitude of constituent variation depended on the type of product and the direction of measurement. Radial and proximal to distal variation was greater than circumferential variation in all the products tested. Honeydew had the highest radial variation with a SSC difference of 6.0 % and a cv of 22.8%, while tomato displayed lower radial variation with a cv of 1.0%. Pineapple had a proximal to distal SSC difference of 4.6% with a cv of 13.8%, while the difference in tomato was 0.6% with a cv of 5.1%. Circumferential variation of SSC in all products tested was <2% with cv ranging from 1.1% to 3.8%. The results confirm that considerable constituent variability exists within individual fruit and vegetable organs. This variability may affect the accuracy of calibration equations and their prediction capability. Therefore, within-unit constituent variability should be meticulously assessed when an NIR spectrometric method is being developed for the nondestructive quality evaluation and sorting of a product.

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Fruit Quality of Some Hot Peppers Cultivars from Vegetable Research Development Station Buzau

Bulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca Horticulture ◽

10.15835/buasvmcn-hort:2021.0015 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 78 (2) ◽

pp. 13

Author(s):

Ovidia Loredana AGAPIE ◽

Costel VÎNĂTORU ◽

Andreea STAN ◽

Mihai FRÎNCU ◽

Elena BARCANU-TUDOR ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Fruit Quality ◽

Dry Matter ◽

Titratable Acidity ◽

Matter Content ◽

Great Variability ◽

Soluble Solids ◽

Dry Matter Content ◽

Total Soluble Solids ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Hot Peppers

The aim of this study was to assess phenotypic diversity in terms of fruit quality traits and yield, and also to establish valuable genotypes for breeding purpose suitable for different direction of use. Ten cultivars of hot peppers bred at VRDS Buzau were collected and fruit quality (dry matter content, fruit firmness, the total soluble solids, titratable acidity and ascorbic acid content) was evaluated at different ripening stages. A very highly significant difference (p<0.01) was found for the studied quantitative parameters, showing a great variability among the studied accessions. During ripening, the dry matter content, the firmness, the TSS content and the titratable acidity increase for all studied cultivars and there were significant differences between them. A broad range of variation was noted in Vitamin C content in both stages of maturity. In the present research work, a great variability among the studied accessions was found. Fully ripe fruits were found considerably richer in the bioactive factor than unripe fruits. Our results have selected two important genotypes: A12A, an accession suitable for obtaining chili powder, due to the his low content in dry matter and total soluble solids and accession A135 suited for fresh consumption and for long shelf life because it has a high firmness.

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