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Fruit Quality Performance of Organic Apricots at Harvest and after Storage from Different Environmental Conditions.
No full textGiven that limited information is available about fruit quality of organic
apricots, the aim of this research was to determine the pomological and
nutraceutical properties of organic apricot fruit under different environments. ‘San
Castrese’ fruit were collected from organic orchards located in Emilia-Romagna
and Tuscan regions. At harvest, and after 7 and 14 days of cold storage (+4°C), the
pomological and chemical traits were determined. The total antioxidant capacity
(TEAC method) and phenols content (Folin-Ciocalteu method) were analyzed.
Organic fruit had stable pomological traits and antioxidant properties greater than
fruit produced by conventional practices. The results obtained from different
environments showed a possible relationship between particular climatic conditions
and levels of antioxidants. After cold storage organic fruit of ‘San Castrese’
maintained their antioxidant properties
Antioxidant properties of apple peel and flesh in ‘GoldRush’ and ‘Florina’ scab-resistant cultivars.
No full textFrom genotype to apricot fruit quality: the antioxidant properties contribution
No full textApricot fruit (Prunus armeniaca L.) quality
strictly relates to the eating quality of fresh produce. Since
consumers are more and more interested in healthy food,
and apricot germplasm shows a wide choice of new selections
and cultivars, apricot nutraceutical properties are under
evaluation in order to select outstanding genotypes, which
may link breeding and marketing. In the present study, 18
apricot genotypes of the Italian and international germplasm
were evaluated over three years according to pomological,
total antioxidant and total phenols attributes using principal
component and hierarchical cluster analyses. The antioxidant
capacity ranged from 1.24 to 11.47 μmolTE gFW−1
and total phenols from 0.22 to 1.58 mgGAE gFW−1. Four
outstanding genotypes stood out as healthy food for fresh
consumption which may also be introduced in breeding
programs to produce new cultivars with improved nutraceutical
values in addition to fruit qualitative attributes
Antioxidant properties of peel and flesh 'GoldRush' and 'Florina' scab-resistant apple (Malus domestica)cultivars.
No full textIn the human diet, apples (Malus domestica) are the most consumed fruit worldwide throughout the whole year and are valued for their organoleptic characteristics (aroma, taste, and flavour). Apples are also an important source of phytochemicals, represented by flavonols, flavanols, cinnamic acid, dihydrochalcones, and anthocyanins, which have a known antioxidant activity that can prevent or reduce the insurgence of several chronic and degenerative diseases. These compounds have been found especially in the peel tissue. Apple orchards are often treated chemically against several diseases and particularly against the fungal pathogen Venturia inaequalis. This pathogen causes the growth of small and rough fruits (scab-apples) with black circular lesions on the peel. New resistant genotypes to V. inaequalis have been obtained but until now they have covered restricted markets aimed at organic production. The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality characteristics of two scab-resistant cultivars ‘GoldRush’ and ‘Florina’, focusing on pomologica
Genotype, harvest season, and cold storage influence on fruit quality and antioxidant properties of apricot
No full textThe total antioxidant capacity, total phenols, and selected pomological traits of fresh apricots
belonging to 12 genotypes were investigated over a 3-year period. These analyses were
carried out on apricots at the ready-to-eat stage and after 7 and 14 days at 4◦C cold storage.
Total antioxidant capacity and total phenols ranged from 1.14 ± 0.10 μmolTE gFW−1 to
9.93 ± 0.73 μmolTE gFW−1 and from 0.22 ± 0.01 mgGAE gFW−1 to 1.37 ± 0.11 mgGAE
gFW−1, respectively. An effect of the harvest year on the antioxidant properties was also
found to be dependent on the cultivars. The most storage-susceptible parameter was the flesh
firmness of fruits, while the antioxidant level was maintained during storage. The influence
of the genotype on fruit quality, which involves pomological and nutraceutical properties,
was highlighted by analysis of variance, hierarchical clustering, and principal component
analysi
Total antioxidant capacity and phenolics content in fresh apricots
Full text linkFood quality analysis addressed to the nutraceutical profile is becoming consistent highlighting the
possibility to use the antioxidant capacity as further quality index of many fruit and vegetables species.
In this study, the total antioxidant status of several apricot cultivars differing in ripening calendar,
pomological traits and geographical origin have been determined by Trolox Equivalent Antioxidant
Capacity (TEAC) assay and total phenol content by Folin-Ciocalteu (F-C) method. Among the cultivars
analysed, the variability on the antioxidant capacity and total phenol content have been consistent,
showing an increasing amount of antioxidants in the late ripening genotypes. These genotypes exhibited
the best combination of pomological and nutraceutical traits with an excellent fruit qualitative profile
Proprietà antiossidanti di frutti biologici di albicocco a maturazione fisiologica e dopo frigoconservazione
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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
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