Fruit quality attributes of blackberry grown under limited environmental conditions

T. Milošević, N. Milošević, I. Glišić and J. Mladenović
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T. Milošević: Department of Fruit Growing and Viticulture, Faculty of Agronomy, University of Kragujevac, Cacak, Serbia
N. Milošević: Department of Pomology and Fruit Breeding, Fruit Research Institute, Cacak, Serbia
I. Glišić: Department of Fruit Growing and Viticulture, Faculty of Agronomy, University of Kragujevac, Cacak, Serbia
J. Mladenović: Department of Fruit Growing and Viticulture, Faculty of Agronomy, University of Kragujevac, Cacak, Serbia

Plant, Soil and Environment, 2012, vol. 58, issue 7, 322-327

Abstract: Fruit quality attributes were studied for two consecutive years in seven blackberry cultivars grown in a Serbian climate and on acidic soil. Physical parameters [berry weight (BW), size and shape] and chemical parameters [soluble solids content (SSC), acidity, total phenolic (TPH) and flavonoid content (TFC) and total antioxidant capacity (TAC)] were evaluated. A high variability was found in the set of the evaluated blackberry cultivars and significant differences were found among them in all studied quality attributes. Year-by-year variations were observed for all quality traits, except berry length (L) and berry shape index (BSI). A high correlation was found among TPH and TAC. In addition, most of cultivars had good adaptation capability and respectable fruit quality attributes, and also had good potential as a commercial crop for fresh and processing markets and future breeding programs.

Keywords: acidic soil; antioxidant capacity; berry size; Rubus fruticosus L.; soluble solids content (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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