scholarly journals Water Relations, Growth, and the Composition of `Braeburn' Apple Fruit under Deficit Irrigation

1996 ◽  
Vol 121 (2) ◽  
pp. 286-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
T.M. Mills ◽  
M.H. Behboudian ◽  
B.E. Clothier
Keyword(s):  
Water Potential ◽  
Water Deficit ◽  
Water Relations ◽  
Deficit Irrigation ◽  
Soluble Sugar ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Sampling Period ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Sugar Concentration ◽  
Total Soluble Sugar

Three-year-old `Braeburn' apple trees (Malus domestica Borkh.) on MM106 rootstock were studied in a glasshouse to assess the effects of deficit irrigation on fruit growth, water relations, composition, and the vegetative growth of the trees. Trees were assigned to one of three treatments. The control (C) was fully watered. The first deficit treatment (D1) was deficit-irrigated from 55 days after full bloom (DAFB) until final harvest at 183 DAFB. The second deficit treatment (D2) was deficit-irrigated from 105 to 183 DAFB. Compared to C, the D1 and D2 trees developed a lower photosynthetic rate, leaf water potential (Ψl), and stomatal conductance (gs) during the stress period. Trunk-circumference growth was reduced in both D1 and D2 trees, but leaf area and shoot length were reduced in D1 only. Total soluble solids increased in both D1 and D2 fruit. Fructose, sorbitol, and total soluble sugar concentrations were higher in D1 fruit than in C and D2. Titratable acidity and K+ levels were higher in D1 fruit than C and D2. For D1, lowering of fruit water potential (Ψw) was accompanied by a decrease in osmotic potential (Ψs), and therefore turgor potential (Ψp) was maintained throughout the sampling period. Regardless of fruit turgor maintenance, the weight of D1 fruit was reduced from 135 DAFB. Weight, sugar concentration, and water relations of D2 fruit were not affected by deficit irrigation. This indicates that fruit water relations and sugar concentration are modified if water deficit is imposed from early in the season. However, if water deficit is imposed later in the season it has less impact on the composition and water relations of the fruit.

scholarly journals Deficit Irrigation in `Braeburn' Apples: Fruit Water Relations and Plant Growth

HortScience ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 797D-797
Author(s):  
Tessa M. Mills ◽  
M. Hossein Behboudian ◽  
Brent E. Clothier
Keyword(s):  
Water Potential ◽  
Water Relations ◽  
Deficit Irrigation ◽  
Soluble Sugars ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Fruit Growth ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Full Bloom ◽  
Total Sugars ◽  
Final Harvest

Information on fruit water relations is scant for apple trees, especially under deficit irrigation. Here we discuss plant and fruit responses to deficit irrigation. Three-year-old potted `Braeburn' trees were studied in a glasshouse. The treatments were: well-watered control (C), early deficit (D1), and late deficit (D2). The latter two were, respectively, water stressed during 61–183 and 109–183 days after full bloom (DAFB). The final harvest was at 183 DAFB. Photosynthesis, stomatal conductance, and trunk circumference were lower in D1 and D2 than in C. Leaf area and shoot growth was reduced only in D1. Root length remained the same for all treatments. Fruit were smaller in D1 than in C; however, fruit growth was less sensitive to deficit irrigation than was vegetative growth. Fruit growth in D2 was the same as in C. Fruit concentrations of K+, fructose, sorbitol, total sugars, and titratable acidity were higher in D1 than in D2 and C. Total soluble solids were higher in D1 and D2 than in C. Although fruit water potential was lower in D1 than in C, a concomitant lowering of osmotic potential in D1 fruit led to maintenance of turgor potential, indicating osmotic adjustment. This could have been effected, at least partially, through accumulation of K+ and soluble sugars. Water relations of D2 fruit were not affected by deficit irrigation, although leaf water potential was lower than in C. Fruit water relations and fruit growth are therefore less sensitive to deficit irrigation than are those of vegetative parts.

Regulation of 1-MCP-Treated Banana Fruit Quality by Exogenous Ethylene and Temperature

2004 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Jiang ◽  
M. Zhang ◽  
J. He ◽  
L. Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Starch Content ◽  
Soluble Sugar ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Peak Height ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Banana Fruit ◽  
Total Soluble Sugar ◽  
Low Temperature Storage ◽  
Musa Sp ◽  
Temperature Storage

Ripe green banana (Musa sp., AAA group, cv. Zhonggang) fruits treated with 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) significantly delayed the peaks of respiration rate and ethylene production but did not reduce the peak height. Mature banana fruits were also treated with 1-MCP for 24 h at 20 C and then exposed to 50 mL/L ethylene or stored at different temperatures to analyse the effects of external added ethylene. Reductions in firmness, titratable acidity (TA) and starch content (SC) of banana fruits were remarkably delayed by 1-MCP treatment. 1-MCP treatment also delayed the increase of total soluble sugar (TSS) and soluble pectin (SP) contents. Soluble solids (SS) content in the 1-MCP-treated fruit remained almost unchanged during the first 10 days of storage at 20 C. No significant differences in TA, TSS, SP and SS levels were observed between the fruit treated with 1-MCP alone and the fruit treated with 1-MCP plus ethylene. The 1-MCP effects on all the parameters related to banana ripening were enhanced by low temperature storage and reduced by high temperature storage.

scholarly journals Physical, chemical, microbiological and sensory carachterization of Manipuça jellies for municipal school meals of Fortaleza-CE

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lidiane Medeiros Freitas Azevedo ◽  
Eliseu Marlônio Pereira de Lucena ◽  
Oriel Herrera Bonilla ◽  
Márcia Régia Souza da Silveira ◽  
Antenor Silva Júnior
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Soluble Sugar ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Botanical Garden ◽  
Physicochemical Analysis ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
School Meals ◽  
School Students ◽  
Total Soluble Sugar ◽  
Physical Chemical

Abstract This research aimed to characterize the physical, chemical, microbiological and sensory characterization of manipuçá (Mouriri cearensis Huber) jellies as an alternative to school meals of an elementary public school in Fortaleza-CE. The fruits, in maturation stages 4 (mature) and 5 (senescent), were collected in the Botanical Garden of São Gonçalo, in São Gonçalo do Amarante-CE. Initially, the fruits of manipuça were processed and to obtain the jelly five formulations were proposed (treatments) containing different proportions of water and pulp (4:1-F1; 4:2-F2, 4:3-F3: 4:4-F4; and 4:5-F5), which then they were subjected to physicochemical analysis (total soluble solids-TSS; total titratable acidity-TTA; pH; TSS/TTA ratio-SAR; vitamin C-CV; total soluble sugar-TSSu, reducing sugar-RS and non-reducing sugars-NRS), microbiological (coliforms at 35°C-CF) and sensory (aroma-A; color-C; appearance-AP; flavor-F; texture-T; and the purchaser intends-PI). We used the Assistat program in statistical analyzes. The results showed the following variation in the five formulations: TSS (°Brix) - 72 (F1) to 85.12 (F5); TTA (%) - 0.95 (F1) to 0.54 (F5); pH - 4.09 (F1) to 4.30 (F5); SAR - 75.22 (F1) to 156.20 (F5); CV (mg / 100g) - 7.40 (F2) to 14.19 (F5); TS (%) - 63.97 (F1) to 79.73 (F5); RS (%) - 44.53 (F2) to 66.98 (F5); NRS (%) - 12.47 (F1) to 32.98 (F4); absence of CF; for A, C, AP, F and T, F5 was greater than F2, F3, F4 and equals to F1; and for PI, F5 was superior to all. In conclusion: the F5 is sweeter and less acidic, however, the F1 is less sweet and more acidic; the F5 obtained greater acceptance among students, so this is the ideal formulation to use as an alternative to school meals for primary school students from public schools in Fortaleza-CE.

scholarly journals FORMULAÇÕES DE NÉCTARES DE FRUTAS NATIVAS DAS REGIÕES NORTE E NORDESTE DO BRASIL

2000 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
MEN DE SÁ MOREIRA DE SOUZA FILHO ◽  
JANICE RIBEIRO LIMA ◽  
RENATA TIEKO NASSU ◽  
CARLOS FARLEY HERBSTER MOURA ◽  
MARIA DE FÁTIMA BORGES
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin C ◽  
Reducing Sugars ◽  
Soluble Sugar ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Total Sugars ◽  
Total Soluble Solids ◽  
Total Soluble Sugar ◽  
Industrial Processing ◽  
Aroma Characteristics

O presente trabalho visou avaliar formulações de néctares de frutas (araçáboi, ata, cajá, camucamu, ciriguela, mangaba e sapoti) nativas das regiões Norte e Nordeste do Brasil. As formulações foram desenvolvidas a partir da polpa dos frutos, empregandose de 30 a 35% de polpa, conforme as características de sabor e aroma. Para cada fruto foram testados dois níveis de sólidos solúveis, variando de 12 a 16 ºBrix, ajustados com adição de sacarose. Os frutos que apresentaram baixos níveis de acidez tiveram seus néctares corrigidos com adição de ácido cítrico, de maneira que a acidez ficasse entre 0,25 e 0,30%. As formulações foram avaliadas por meio de análises de pH, acidez total titulável, vitamina C, açúcares solúveis totais e redutores, sólidos solúveis totais, razão ºBrix/acidez e análise sensorial. De forma geral, somente os sólidos solúveis totais e os açúcares totais apresentaram diferenças estatísticas entre as formulações de cada fruta, o que se justifica pela adição de sacarose no desenvolvimento das formulações. A relação ºBrix/acidez mantevese na faixa de 20 a 60 para todos os néctares. Os maiores níveis de vitamina C foram encontrados nos néctares de camucamu (455,2 e 470,5 mg/ 100 g) e mangaba (48,4 e 52,7 mg/100 g), enquanto os demais apresentaram níveis inferiores a 20 mg/100 g. A exceção do camucamu, todos os atributos sensoriais para os outros néctares receberam notas superiores a 6,0. Os resultados preliminares evidenciaram boa aceitação e possibilidades promissoras no aproveitamento dos frutos. Abstract This work aimed to evaluate nectar formulas from tropical fruits (aracaboi, sugar apple, red mombin, camucamu, yellow mombin, mangaba, sapoti) indigenous of North and Northeast regions of Brazil. The formulations were developed from fruit pulp using 30 to 35% according to their flavor and aroma characteristics. For each fruit two levels of total soluble sugar were used ranging from 12 to 16 ºBrix and adjusted by sucrose addition. Citric acid was added in fruits nectars which had low acidity in order to reach 0.25 to 0.30% acidity. Samples were evaluated by analysis of pH, titratable acidity, total soluble solids, ºBrix/acidity ratio, vitamin C, total sugars, reducing sugars and sensory analysis. Only total soluble solids and total sugars showed statistical differences among formulations for each fruit, due to sucrose addition during nectars preparation. ºBrix/acidity ratio ranged from 20 to 60 for all nectars evaluated. Vitamin C highest levels were observed for camucamu (455.2 and 470.5 mg/100 g) and mangaba (48.3 and 52.7 mg/100 g) nectars. Excluding camucamu, all sensory scores for fruit nectars were higher than 6.0. Results showed good acceptability of fruit nectars and possibilities for industrial processing.

scholarly journals Effects of Leachate Fertigation and the Addition of Hydrogen Peroxide on Growth and Nutrient Balance in Dracaena deremensis Potted Plants

Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 127
Author(s):  
Pedro García-Caparrós ◽  
Cristina Velasquez Espino ◽  
María Teresa Lao
Keyword(s):  
Nutrient Solution ◽  
Soluble Sugar ◽  
Nutrient Balance ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Sugar Concentration ◽  
Control Treatment ◽  
Peat Moss ◽  
Clear Trend ◽  
Total Soluble Sugar

The reuse of drainages for cultivating more salt tolerant crops can be a useful tool especially in arid regions, where there are severe problems for crops water management. Dracaena deremensis L. plants were cultured in pots with sphagnum peat-moss and were subjected to three fertigation treatments for 8 weeks: control treatment or standard nutrient solution (D0), raw leachates from Chrysalidocarpus lutescens H. Wendl plants (DL) and the same leachate blending with H2O2 (1.2 M) at 1% (v/v) (DL + H2O2). After harvesting, ornamental and biomass parameters, leaf and root proline and total soluble sugar concentration and nutrient balance were assessed in each fertigation treatment. Plant height, leaf and total dry weight had the highest values in plants fertigated with leachates with H2O2, whereas root length, leaf number, RGB values and pigment concentration declined significantly in plants fertigated with leachates from C. lutescens with or without H2O2. The fertigation with leachates, regardless of the presence or absence of H2O2 increased root and leaf proline concentration. Nevertheless, root and leaf total soluble sugar concentration did not show a clear trend under the treatments assessed. Regarding nutrient balance, the addition of H2O2 in the leachate resulted in an increase in plant nutrient uptake and efficiency compared to the control treatment. The fertigation with leachates with or without H2O2 increased nitrogen and potassium leached per plant compared to plants fertigated with the standard nutrient solution. The reuse of drainages is a viable option to produce ornamental plants reducing the problematic associated with the water consumption and the release of nutrients into the environment.

scholarly journals Can Sustained Deficit Irrigation Save Water and Meet the Quality Characteristics of Mango?

Agriculture ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 448
Author(s):  
Leontina Lipan ◽  
Aarón A. Carbonell-Pedro ◽  
Belén Cárceles Rodríguez ◽  
Víctor Hugo Durán-Zuazo ◽  
Dionisio Franco Tarifa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Irrigation Water ◽  
Deficit Irrigation ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Water Productivity ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Total Phenolic ◽  
Drought Tolerant ◽  
Randomized Block Design ◽  
Peel Color

Mango is one of the most cultivated tropical fruits worldwide and one of few drought-tolerant plants. Thus, in this study the effect of a sustained deficit irrigation (SDI) strategy on mango yield and quality was assessed with the aim of reducing irrigation water in mango crop. A randomized block design with four treatments was developed: (i) full irrigation (FI), assuring the crop’s water needs, and three levels of SDI receiving 75%, 50%, and 33% of irrigation water (SDI75, SDI50, and SDI33). Yield, morphology, color, titratable acidity (TA), total soluble solids (TSS), organic acids (OA), sugars, minerals, fiber, antioxidant activity (AA), and total phenolic content (TPC) were analyzed. The yield was reduced in SDI conditions (8%, 11%, and 20% for SDI75, SDI50, and SDI33, respectively), but the irrigation water productivity was higher in all SDI regimes. SDI significantly reduced the mango size, with SDI33 generating the smallest mangoes. Peel color significantly changed after 13 days of ripening, with SDI75 being the least ripe. The TA, AA, and citric acid were higher in SDI75, while the TPC and fiber increased in all SDI levels. Consequently, SDI reduced the mango size but increased the functionality of samples, without a severe detrimental effect on the yield.

scholarly journals Study of the shelf-life of a mixed araça (Psidium guineensis Sw.) and marolo (Annona crassiflora Mart.) jam

2012 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 334-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clarissa Damiani ◽  
Eduardo Ramirez Asquieri ◽  
Moacir Evandro Lage ◽  
Rodrigo Almeida de Oliveira ◽  
Flavio Alves da Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soluble Sugar ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Total Phenolic ◽  
Total Soluble Sugar ◽  
Brazilian Legislation ◽  
Total Antioxidant ◽  
Microbiological Parameters ◽  
Annona Crassiflora ◽  
Total Antioxidant Potential

The objective of this study was to add value to araça and marolo fruits by developing jams and verifying changes in their physical, chemical, and microbiological parameters during storage. The analyses were carried out every 2 months. From the results, it was shown that the levels of moisture (35.89 - 26.34%), lipids (0.43 - 0.27%), sucrose (30.62 - 28.98%), total pectin (0.83 - 0.50%), soluble pectin (0.52 - 0.38%), total phenolic compounds (180.31 - 135.52 mg.GAE 100 g-1), and organic acids (401.1 - 68.5 µg.g-1 citric acid) decreased during storage. However, the levels of protein (0.83 - 0.95%), carbohydrate (62.52 - 72.5%, calories (257,11 - 295,931 kcal), fiber (0.72 - 1.4%), total soluble sugar (62.52 - 70.44%), reducing sugar (32.05 - 41.41%), soluble solids (68.4 - 72.18 °Brix), consistency (0.33 - 0.44 N), total antioxidant potential (11.3 - 22.63%), and color (a* 7.56 - 9.49, and b* 8.63 - 10.49) increased during 1-year storage. The quality of the fruit jams studied was in accordance with the microbiological standards established by the Brazilian legislation. It was concluded that the mixed araça and marolo jam can be stored for 1 year without the addition of additives.

The influence of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. medicaginis on total soluble-sugar concentration of infected alfalfa roots

1993 ◽  
Vol 73 (2) ◽  
pp. 647-649 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Richard ◽  
J.-G. Martin
Keyword(s):  
Fusarium Oxysporum ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Freezing Tolerance ◽  
Soluble Sugar ◽  
Soluble Sugars ◽  
Frost Tolerance ◽  
Root Tissue ◽  
Sugar Concentration ◽  
Low Concentration ◽  
Total Soluble Sugar

Alfalfa was inoculated with Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. medicaginis, and the total soluble-sugar concentration was determined in diseased taproots of cold-hardened plants. The concentration of soluble sugars decreased with increasing discoloration of root tissue (r = −0.85, P ≤ 0.0001). The low concentration of soluble sugars might be responsible for the previously reported low freezing tolerance of Fusarium-infected alfalfa. Key words: Alfalfa, Fusarium, sugars, frost tolerance

scholarly journals Growth Dynamics and Water Potential Components of Three Summer Squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) Cultivars

2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 420-425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alejo RODRÍGUEZ-BURGOS ◽  
Armando CARRILLO-LÓPEZ ◽  
Tomás OSUNA-ENCISO ◽  
Manuel BÁEZ-SAÑUDO ◽  
Adriana SAÑUDO-BARAJAS ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Potential ◽  
Histological Analysis ◽  
Growth Dynamics ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Pressure Potential ◽  
Horticultural Crop ◽  
Total Soluble Solids ◽  
Summer Squash ◽  
Postharvest Life

Summer squash fruit is a horticultural crop that possesses a very short postharvest life due to its high rates of metabolism and transpirationalong with a low cuticle resistance exhibited mainly when the fruit is harvested at horticultural maturity. This research was realized following thefruit growth of the summer squash cultivars: ‘Enterprise’, ‘Pascola’ and ‘Hurakan F1’, whose seeds were germinated in polystyrene trays and theirseedlings were subsequently transferred to pots for optimum growth under greenhouse conditions. Fruits were sampled at 3, 5, 7 and 9 days afteranthesis (DAA). Physical (weight, diameter, and length of fruit), chemical (pH, titratable acidity and total soluble solids), hydric status (water,osmotic and pressure potentials), and histological analysis were done. The highest number of fruits having marketing quality were shown in both‘Pascola’ and ‘Hurakan F1’ cultivars at 7 DAA, whereas, in ‘Enterprise’ was shown at 9 DAA. Marketing quality fruits from the three cultivarsshowed similarities on pH (about 6.6), titratable acidity (TA) decreases in ‘Enterprise’ and ‘Hurakan F1’, whereas total soluble solids (TSS)decreases in ‘Pascola’ and ‘Hurakan F1’ (pJ 0.5). From 3 to 9 DAA, in all cultivars, the water potential was close to -1.0 MPa, the osmoticpotential showed an increasing pattern ranging between -1.59 and -1.15 MPa, and the pressure potential remained in the positive range. Tissuewater stability was histologically related to a well-defined parenchyma tissue showing thin-walled, polygonal, intact and turgid cells during fruitgrowth.

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