Reclamation of the Strawberry Tree (Arbutus unedo L.) Genotypes Cultivated around Karasu, Sakarya

This investigation was carried out during 2015-2016 in the Sakarya area. Strawberry trees were selected by including naturally growing trees. In this selection study, each tree was considered as a tree species and 50 species of strawberry trees were examined. In the study of phenological observation, pomological analysis and Weighted Grading method were applied on Strawberry tree genotypes. 100 fruit samples were collected during the research years of 2015 and 2016 and 10 fruits were studied because of the importance of each species. The fruit weight ranged between 1.70 g and 9.03 g, width from 11.42 mm to 30.52 mm, length 10,15 mm to 14.09 mm, and the handle thickness was 1.13 mm to 3.29 mm, the number of fruits in a bundle wass 3 to 8, the amount of soluble dry matter 15 to 32%, fruit juice pH 3,09 to 3.51. At the end of the study, 5 genotypes with superior characteristics were selected.

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Diversity in phenolic compounds, biochemical and pomological characteristics of Arbutus unedo fruits

Folia Horticulturae ◽

10.2478/fhort-2018-0014 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 30 (1) ◽

pp. 139-146 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Muttalip Gündoğdu ◽

Sezai Ercisli ◽

Ihsan Canan ◽

Erdal Orman ◽

Muhammad Sameeullah ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Phenolic Compounds ◽

Organic Acid ◽

Sugar Content ◽

Soluble Sugar ◽

Soluble Sugars ◽

Fruit Weight ◽

Arbutus Unedo ◽

Strawberry Tree ◽

Mediterranean Regions ◽

Seed Propagation

AbstractStrawberry trees (Arbutus unedoL.) are naturally grown in particular Black Sea and Mediterranean regions of Turkey with great diversity due to continuous seed propagation for centuries. The trees differ in terms of most of the horticultural characteristics. We investigated the phenolic compounds and the biochemical and pomological characteristics of the fruits of eight strawberry tree selections naturally grown in the western part of Turkey. Significant differences were found among the genotypes in terms of their phenolic compounds and their biochemical and pomological characteristics. Among soluble sugars, fructose (11.63 g 100 g−1) was the dominant sugar, followed by glucose (6.10 g 100 g−1) and sucrose (1.44 g 100 g−1) for all the genotypes. Positive correlation was found between fruit weight and soluble sugar content. Malic acid was the major organic acid (0.67-2.33 g 100 g−1), and the second major organic acid in strawberry tree fruits was citric acid (0.25-0.87 g 100 g−1). Vitamin C content was an average of 56.22 g 100 g−1for the eight genotypes. Among phenolic compounds, gallic acid was dominant (1.62-7.29 mg 100 g−1), followed by chlorogenic acid (1.23-3.14 mg 100 g−1), on an average basis.

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Coating Waxes on Pepper Fruits cv. Caribbean and Quality on Different Storage Conditions

HortScience ◽

10.21273/hortsci.30.4.826a ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 30 (4) ◽

pp. 826A-826

Author(s):

Juan E. Manzano-Méndex ◽

Judith Zambrano

Keyword(s):

Weight Loss ◽

Dry Matter ◽

Storage Time ◽

Titratable Acidity ◽

Storage Conditions ◽

Fruit Weight ◽

Matter Content ◽

Fresh Fruit ◽

Dry Matter Content ◽

Fruit Samples

Pepper fruits (Capsicum annum L. c.v. Caribbean) were treated with two commercial was coatings, Primafresh and Prolong. Fruits were sprayed with Primafresh (original concentration) and Prolong at 0.5% and 1.5% (w/v) concentration. Fruit samples were taken for analysis each of 5 days during 20 days from storage rooms at 1, 5, 10, and 15C. Parameters TSS, titratable acidity, pH, fresh fruit weight loss, texture, and dry matter content were analyzed. TSS and dry matter decreased with the storage time. Titratable acidity increased until 10 days after storage and decreased when fruit were stored for a longer time. The lowest texture deformation was observed at 1 and 5C. Coating treatments reduced the rate of fresh fruit weight loss of peppers compared to uncoated ones.

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Morphological and Biochemical Characterization of Diverse Strawberry Tree (Arbutus unedo L.) Genotypes from Northern Turkey

Agronomy ◽

10.3390/agronomy10101581 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (10) ◽

pp. 1581 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Halil Ibrahim Sagbas ◽

Gulce Ilhan ◽

Hafida Zitouni ◽

Muhammad Akbar Anjum ◽

Hafida Hanine ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Vitamin C ◽

Dietary Fiber ◽

Biochemical Characterization ◽

Fruit Weight ◽

Total Dietary Fiber ◽

Arbutus Unedo ◽

Strawberry Tree ◽

Mediterranean Countries ◽

Wild Edible Fruits

Wild edible fruits have been used centuries by local people mainly for nutrition purposes and they have attracted the attention of researchers in the last decade throughout the world. Among wild edible fruits, the strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo) is widely distributed mainly in Mediterranean countries. However, the lack of information about strawberry tree genetic resources in Mediterranean countries is a major cause of its low exploitation by breeders. For a practical use and exploitation of the strawberry tree native germplasm, phenological, morphological, and biochemical characterization of the plant is essential. In this study, some important phenological, morphological, and biochemical characteristics of sixteen local strawberry tree genotypes were determined. Significant variations (p < 0.05) were observed in most of the investigated phenological, morphological, and biochemical traits of the genotypes. The genotypes were harvested between 2–21 November. The fruit weight and the number of fruits per cluster of the genotypes varied from 3.89 to 6.86 g and 3.61 to 7.94, respectively. Vitamin C and total dietary fiber contents of genotypes were found quite variable, ranging from 58 to 93 mg/100 g and 7.04 to 12.36 g/100 g, respectively. The fruits of the strawberry tree include mainly fructose and glucose rather than sucrose. Local strawberry tree genotypes are found to be promising for further valorization through horticultural characteristics for breeding. Some genotypes had significantly higher fruit weight, vitamin C concentrations, total dietary fiber, and total phenolic concentration and may be good selections for producing health products.

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Supercritical CO2 Extraction And Optimization of Total Phenols From Strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo L.) Fruits: A Comparative Study

Planta Medica ◽

10.1055/s-0031-1282646 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 77 (12) ◽

Author(s):

Ş Akay ◽

I Alpak ◽

Ö Yeşil Çeliktaş

Keyword(s):

Comparative Study ◽

Supercritical Co2 ◽

Total Phenols ◽

Supercritical Co2 Extraction ◽

Arbutus Unedo ◽

Strawberry Tree

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Genetic variability of Tunisian wild strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo L.) populations interfered from isozyme markers

Scientia Horticulturae ◽

10.1016/j.scienta.2012.08.005 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 146 ◽

pp. 92-98 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Malek Mhamdi Takrouni ◽

Imen Ben El Haj Ali ◽

Chokri Messaoued ◽

Mohamed Boussaid

Keyword(s):

Genetic Variability ◽

Isozyme Markers ◽

Arbutus Unedo ◽

Strawberry Tree ◽

Wild Strawberry

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Fruit production of strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo L.) in two Spanish forests

Forestry An International Journal of Forest Research ◽

10.1093/forestry/cpr031 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 84 (4) ◽

pp. 419-429 ◽

Cited By ~ 26

Author(s):

M. Molina ◽

M. Pardo-De-Santayana ◽

L. Aceituno ◽

R. Morales ◽

J. Tardio

Keyword(s):

Fruit Production ◽

Arbutus Unedo ◽

Strawberry Tree

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Effect of Zinc and Boron on Growth and Yield of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.)

Asian Journal of Advances in Agricultural Research ◽

10.9734/ajaar/2020/v12i130073 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 41-47

Author(s):

Nusrat Jahan ◽

Md. Ashabul Hoque ◽

Md. Rasal-Monir ◽

Sumya Fatima ◽

Mohammad Nurul Islam ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Dry Matter ◽

Block Design ◽

Fruit Weight ◽

Fruit Yield ◽

Growth And Yield ◽

Area Index ◽

Spad Value ◽

Randomized Complete Block Design ◽

Number Of Leaves ◽

Fruit Diameter

The study was carried out to find out the effect of zinc (Zn) and boron (B) on growth and yield of okra (BARI Dherosh 1). The experiment was laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications. The treatments of the experiment were, T0 (without Zn or B), T1 (20 kg Zn ha-1), T2 (30 kg Zn ha-1), T3 (10 kg B ha-1), T4 (20 kg B ha-1), T5 (20 kg Zn ha-1 + 10 kg B ha-1), T6 (20 kg Zn ha-1 + 20 kg B ha-1), T7 (30 kg Zn ha-1 + 10 kg B ha-1) and T8 (30 kg Zn ha-1 + 20 kg B ha-1) were undertaken to evaluate the best results of the study. The highest plant height was found in T8 (30 kg Zn ha-1 + 20 kg B ha-1) but the highest number of leaves plant-1 was recorded from T7 (30 kg Zn ha-1 + 10 kg B ha-1). On the other hand, the maximum leaf area index, SPAD value, mean fruit weight, fruit length, fruit diameter, fruit dry matter (%), number of fruits plant-1, fresh fruit weight plant-1 , fruit yield plot-1 and fruit yield ha-1 were found in T7 (30 kg Zn ha-1 + 10 kg B ha-1), while the control (T0) showed lowest performance for the respected parameters. It is strongly concluded that 30 kg Zn ha-1 with 10 kg B ha-1 combination may be helpful for okra cultivation in the field level to increase okra production.

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