Development of technological solutions for canning small-fruited tomatoes

Abstract Small-fruited varieties of tomatoes have high taste and are significantly superior to large-fruited ones. The variety for the production of canned whole-fruit tomatoes primarily influences the shape and size of the fruit, shape index, ratio of the fruit parts, peel, pulp and seeds, peel condition, as well as the content of solids, carotenoids and their composition, which significantly affects the quality and color of the finished product. In this regard, the consumer and technological properties of 7 varieties of small-fruited tomatoes were studied. Based on the results obtained, a well-grounded conclusion was made that new varieties of small-fruited tomatoes are not inferior in terms of the studied indicators to large-fruited ones and can be recommended for expanding the range of a similar type of domestic canned production.

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Tomato Phenotypic Diversity Determined by Combined Approaches of Conventional and High-Throughput Tomato Analyzer Phenotyping

Plants ◽

10.3390/plants9020197 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 197 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Amol N. Nankar ◽

Ivanka Tringovska ◽

Stanislava Grozeva ◽

Daniela Ganeva ◽

Dimitrina Kostova

Keyword(s):

Phenotypic Diversity ◽

Hierarchical Cluster ◽

Shape Index ◽

Fruit Shape ◽

Strong Positive Correlation ◽

Correlation Networks ◽

Vegetative Traits ◽

The Relationship ◽

Shape And Size ◽

Tomato Analyzer

Morphological variation in vegetative and fruit traits is a key determinant in unraveling phenotypic diversity. This study was designed to assess phenotypic diversity in tomatoes and examine intra- and intervarietal groups’ variability using 28 conventional descriptors (CDs) and 47 Tomato Analyzer (TA) descriptors related to plant and fruit morphometry. Comprehensive phenotyping of 150 accessions representing 21 countries discerned noticeable variability for CD vegetative traits and TA quantified fruit features, such as shape, size, and color. Hierarchical cluster analysis divided the accessions into 10 distinct classes based on fruit shape and size. Multivariate analysis was used to assess divergence in variable traits among populations. Eight principal components with an eigenvalue >1 were identified by factor analysis, which contributed 87.5% variation to the total cumulative variance with the first two components contributing 32.0% and 18.1% variance, respectively. The relationship between vegetative and fruit descriptors was explained by respective CD and TA correlation networks. There was a strong positive correlation between fruit shape and size whereas negative correlations were between fruit shape index, internal eccentricity, and proximal end shape. The combined approach of CD and TA phenotyping allowed us to unravel the phenotypic diversity of vegetative and reproductive trait variation evaluated at pre- and post-harvest stages.

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Dynamic Changes of Fruit Shape Traits and Its Correlation to the Morphology of Other Organs in Cucumber

Agronomy ◽

10.3390/agronomy10081111 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (8) ◽

pp. 1111

Author(s):

Mingming Cui ◽

Yue Yang ◽

Zhihui Cheng ◽

Huanwen Meng

Keyword(s):

Female Flower ◽

Shape Index ◽

Fruit Shape ◽

Morphological Observation ◽

Breeding Cycle ◽

Strong Positive Correlation ◽

True Leaf ◽

Cucumber Fruit ◽

Different Types ◽

Shape And Size

Fruit shape and size are important assessment parameters to evaluate and classify accessions in cucumber breeding. Clarifying the relations of the shape and size of commodity fruits or mature fruits to that of other organs, like seed, leaf, flower and so on, is significant for multitype breeding of cucumber fruit. It can help breeders to predict the shape and size of a cucumber fruit in the early selection and shorten the breeding cycle. In this study, the dynamic morphological observation of fruit length (FL), fruit diameter (FD) and the fruit shape index (FSI) of developing cucumber fruits in different types and the correlation of fruit shape indexes between fruit and other organs were investigated. The results showed that 28 cucumber accessions with different shape and size were classified into four types, namely long fruits, medium long fruits, medium fruits and short fruits. The comparative analysis of FL and FD among different types and different development stages of cucumber fruits showed that the development of FL and FD were both consistent with the model “S” curve, slow–fast–slow, and there existed strong positive correlation between their growth. During fruit development, the shape index was highly positively correlated among ovary, commodity fruit and mature fruit. Besides, both the length and width of cotyledon, true leaf and female flower petal were positively correlated to the FL of commodity fruit. The length and width of seed, length of ovary carpopodium and pedicel length were also positively correlated to the FD of commodity fruit. For seed, cotyledon and true leaf, no correlation was found between their shape index and their FSI.

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Fuzzy model for grape sugar content and fruit shape index with irrigation quota as parameter

CHINESE JOURNAL OF ECO-AGRICULTURE ◽

10.3724/sp.j.1011.2010.00348 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 18 (2) ◽

pp. 348-351

Author(s):

Tao LI ◽

Jian-Feng ZHANG ◽

Jiang-Hui ZHANG ◽

Quan-Jiu WANG ◽

Sheng-Jiang ZHANG ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Sugar Content ◽

Fuzzy Model ◽

Shape Index ◽

Fruit Shape

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The fruit metric trait characterization of scarlet eggplant using the high-throughput tomato analyzer software

Journal of Agricultural Sciences Belgrade ◽

10.2298/jas2102139a ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 66 (2) ◽

pp. 139-154

Author(s):

Olawale Adeniji ◽

Modinat Adekoya ◽

Peter Jonah ◽

Innocent Iseghohi ◽

Charity Aremu

Keyword(s):

Genotypic Variation ◽

Fruit Size ◽

Fruit Shape ◽

Trait Variation ◽

Yield Improvement ◽

Fruit Size And Shape ◽

Metric Traits ◽

Shape And Size ◽

Tomato Analyzer

Scarlet eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum [L.]) is an indigenous, underutilized fruit vegetable in Africa. Preference for fruit shape and size is high among growers and consumers. Fruit metric traits are important for yield improvement. Fruit metric descriptors are important contributors to variation, phenotypic and genotypic variation, and heritability. However, the measurement of these traits is cumbersome and subjective. Forty-three accessions were evaluated in 2016 and 2017. At maturity, 5 fruits were randomly harvested from each accession, digitalized and processed using the Tomato Analyzer software. Sixteen fruit metric traits were automatically generated and submitted for analysis of variance and multivariate analysis. The accessions differed over fruit size and shape due to genetic make-up. Fruit metric trait variation among S. aethiopicum groups was less influenced by the environment. The cv. Gilo group has oblong fruits, the cv. Shum group fruits are circular and ovoid; the cv. Kumba group fruits are less circular, lobed and flattened. AE/113 (C3), FUO 1 (C1) and FUO 5 (C2) Gilo groups are promising for fruit size. There were phenotypic plasticity and overlapping for fruit metric traits between the Gilo and Shum groups due to a common genome. The Tomato Analyzer software was able to discriminate accessions based on fruit phenomic traits, and the information could be used to establish commonalities between groups.

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Detection of Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) Associated with the Fruit Morphology of Tomato

Genes ◽

10.3390/genes11101117 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (10) ◽

pp. 1117

Author(s):

Pragya Adhikari ◽

James McNellie ◽

Dilip R. Panthee

Keyword(s):

Quantitative Trait Loci ◽

Quantitative Trait ◽

Recombinant Inbred Lines ◽

Tomato Fruit ◽

Snp Array ◽

Fruit Shape ◽

Phenotypic Variance ◽

Fruit Morphology ◽

Trait Loci ◽

Shape And Size

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is the second most-consumed vegetable in the world. The market value and culinary purpose of tomato are often determined by fruit size and shape, which makes the genetic improvement of these traits a priority for tomato breeders. The main objective of the study was to detect quantitative trait loci (QTL) associated with the tomato fruit shape and size. The use of elite breeding materials in the genetic mapping studies will facilitate the detection of genetic loci of direct relevance to breeders. We performed QTL analysis in an intra-specific population of tomato developed from a cross between two elite breeding lines NC 30P × NC-22L-1(2008) consisting of 110 recombinant inbred lines (RIL). The precision software Tomato Analyzer (TA) was used to measure fruit morphology attributes associated with fruit shape and size traits. The RIL population was genotyped with the SolCAP 7720 SNP array. We identified novel QTL controlling elongated fruit shape on chromosome 10, explaining up to 24% of the phenotypic variance. This information will be useful in improving tomato fruit morphology traits.

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Selection of Fertilizer and Cultivar of Sweet Pepper and Eggplant for Hydroponic Production

Agronomy ◽

10.3390/agronomy9080433 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (8) ◽

pp. 433

Author(s):

Hardeep Singh ◽

Bruce L. Dunn ◽

Mark Payton ◽

Lynn Brandenberger

Keyword(s):

Solanum Melongena ◽

Shape Index ◽

Sweet Pepper ◽

Fruit Production ◽

Fruit Shape ◽

Fresh Weight ◽

Hydroponic System ◽

Shoot Fresh Weight ◽

Hydroponic Cultivation ◽

Shoot Weight

Dutch bucket hydroponic trials were conducted with the aim to evaluate the effects of different hydroponic fertilizers (5N-4.8P-21.6K, 5N-5.2P-21.6K, and 7N-3.9P-4.1K) on growth, fruit production, and the fruit quality (fruit shape index) parameters of two cultivars of sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) and on two cultivars of eggplant (Solanum melongena L.). For sweet pepper yield, the 5N-4.8P-21.6K fertilizer was responsible for the greatest yield for both cultivars. For sweet pepper fresh and dry shoot weight interaction, the ‘Orangella’ cultivar had greater growth in 5N-4.8P-21.6K and 5N-5.2P-21.6K fertilizers, whereas there was no difference among cultivars in 7N-3.9P-4.1K. Shape index was not affected by fertilizers or cultivars. For the eggplant yield, there was no main effect nor interaction between fertilizers and cultivars for fruit yield, while the interaction between fertilizers and cultivars was significant for shoot fresh weight production. Shoot fresh weight was greater for ‘Angela’ than ‘Jaylo’ in 5N-4.8P-21.6K and 7N-3.9P-4.1K. Furthermore, both eggplant cultivars were affected with yellowing of fruits in all fertilizer treatments after 2 months, which was probably due to the accumulation of nutrients in the closed hydroponic system. Therefore, hydroponic producers could select 5N-4.8P-21.6K and 5N-5.2P-21.6K fertilizers for the cultivation of the ‘Orangella’ cultivar of sweet pepper based on yield. It is important to evaluate more fertilizers and cultivars for eggplant hydroponic cultivation.

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Detection of venous needle dislodgement during haemodialysis using fractional order shape index ratio and fuzzy colour relation analysis

Healthcare Technology Letters ◽

10.1049/htl.2015.0022 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2 (6) ◽

pp. 149-155 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Chia‐Hung Lin ◽

Wei‐Ling Chen ◽

Chung‐Dann Kan ◽

Ming‐Jui Wu ◽

Yi‐Chen Mai

Keyword(s):

Fractional Order ◽

Shape Index ◽

Relation Analysis ◽

Index Ratio

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Evaluation of Pepper Fruit for Resistance to Phytophthora capsici in a Recombinant Inbred Line Population, and the Correlation with Fruit Shape

Plant Disease ◽

10.1094/pdis-03-13-0295-re ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 98 (7) ◽

pp. 885-890 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

R. P. Naegele ◽

M. K. Hausbeck

Keyword(s):

Inbred Line ◽

Recombinant Inbred Line ◽

Recombinant Inbred Line Population ◽

Recombinant Inbred ◽

Phytophthora Capsici ◽

Shape Index ◽

Fruit Shape ◽

Fruit Rot ◽

Phenotypic Traits ◽

Lesion Area

Phytophthora capsici causes fruit, root, and foliar blight on pepper (Capsicum annuum) in field production. Breeding for disease-resistant commercial pepper cultivars is essential to long-term management of P. capsici. In this study, the severity of Phytophthora fruit rot was evaluated in an F6 recombinant inbred line population between CM334, a landrace from Mexico, and the commercial ‘Early Jalapeño’. The two parents and 67 progeny lines were evaluated for fruit rot resistance at 3 and 5 days post inoculation (dpi) using three P. capsici isolates. Fruit shape was also evaluated for each line, and the correlation between shape and disease symptoms was investigated. Significant differences were detected among lines in lesion area measured 3 and 5 dpi, and in phenotypic traits (fruit length, width, and shape index). Of the fruit phenotypic traits measured, only fruit shape index had a significant, albeit weak (r = 0.2892, P = 0.02), correlation with lesion area when inoculated, and with only one of the three isolates of P. capsici evaluated. These results suggest that breeding for fruit rot resistance in pepper will have minimal linkage with fruit shape in the CM334 background.

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Assessing the equivalence between traditional medicinal varieties and nontraditional medicinal varieties of Citri reticulata Semen

10.21203/rs.3.rs-27851/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Bin Xian ◽

Li Wang ◽

Rui Wang ◽

Chaoxiang Ren ◽

Jiang Chen ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Genetic Diversity ◽

Molecular Markers ◽

Chinese Medicine ◽

Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽

Genetic Relationship ◽

Citrus Reticulata ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Stereo Microscope ◽

New Varieties ◽

Shape And Size

Abstract Background Juhe, which is derived from seeds of citrus (Citri reticulata Semen), is wildly used as a traditional Chinese medicine. Its original plants have numinous variety, and new varieties are constantly emerging, especially in recent years. The decline in the market share of traditional varieties each year, has resulted in a shortage of Juhe resources, and nontraditional Juhe varieties have been used clinically without research. Thus Juhe resources vary significantly. Furthermore, most of new varieties are hybrids, with significant differences in genes, active ingredients. Therefore, a further research is needed on Nontraditional medicinal varieties. Methods In this study, the genetic diversity, shape and size, and flavonoids content of 35 different batches of Juhe samples, from different source, were analyzed base on SRAP molecular markers, a stereo microscope, and HPLC. Then correlation analysis was performed using these data. Results The genetic backgrounds of traditional medicinal varieties (TMV) and nontraditional medicinal varieties (N-TMV) differed significantly, and TMV were closely related to some Citrus ‘Ponkan’ samples. Seeds of TMV and N-TMV differ based on shape, size and number. In addition, flavonoid compounds and level in the seeds of TMV and N-TMV also showed a significant difference. Five batches of C. reticulata ‘Ponkan’ samples collected from Zigong, Meishan, Neijiang, Nanchong and Jiangyou were closely related to the traditional medicinal variety Citrus reticulata ‘Dahongpao’,based on genetic relationship, shape and sizes, as well as flavonoids content. Conclusins: A total of 5 C. reticulata ‘Ponkan’ samples, including Zigong No. 7, Meishan No. 21, Neijiang No. 27, Nanchong No. 32, and Jiangyou No. 34, were closely related to the traditional medicinal variety C. reticulata ‘Dahongpao’ in genetic relationship, seeds’ characteristics and sizes, and flavonoids content. These varieties could serve as a new medicinal variety.

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Genetic parameters of yield components and pomologic properties in raspberry seedlings

Genetika ◽

10.2298/gensr1103667f ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 43 (3) ◽

pp. 667-674 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Milica Fotiric-Aksic ◽

Aleksandar Radovic ◽

Jasminka Milivojevic ◽

Mihailo Nikolic ◽

Dragan Nikolic

Keyword(s):

Coefficient Of Variation ◽

Yield Components ◽

Genetic Parameters ◽

Sugar Content ◽

Titratable Acidity ◽

Shape Index ◽

Fruit Shape ◽

Fruit Weight ◽

Genotypic Variance

Over a three-year period yield components and pomologic properties were studied in 20 raspberry seedlings obtained by open pollination of Meeker`s yellow clone. The primary goals of this research were to determine its variability components, coefficients of genetic and phenotypic variation and coefficient of heritability in a broader sense. The analysis of the components of total variance evidenced that higher proportion of genotypic variance was found with fruit shape index (30.84%) and sucrose content (35.61%). The results revealed that genotypic coefficient of variation were less than its corresponding estimates of phenotypic coefficient of variation for all traits which indicated significant role of environment in the expression of these characters. The values of heritability coefficients, in a broader sense, were high except for number of flowers per inflorescens (9.47%), titratable acidity (6.38%) and inverted sugar content (28.88%). Nine characters had h2 in interval from 50 to 80% but for fruit weight and fruit length was greater than 80% which implies the high potential of genetic improvement in those traits.

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