Morphological and Biochemical Diversity in Fruits of Unsprayed Rosa canina and Rosa dumalis Ecotypes Found in Different Agroecological Conditions

Mehmet Ramazan Bozhuyuk, Sezai Ercisli, Neva Karatas, Halina Ekiert, Hosam O. Elansary and Agnieszka Szopa
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Mehmet Ramazan Bozhuyuk: Department of Plant and Animal Production, Vocational School of Technical Sciences, Igdir University, 76100 Igdir, Turkey
Sezai Ercisli: Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Ataturk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey
Neva Karatas: Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ataturk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey
Halina Ekiert: Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, Medical College, Jagiellonian University, Medyczna 9, 30-688 Krakow, Poland
Hosam O. Elansary: Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Agnieszka Szopa: Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, Medical College, Jagiellonian University, Medyczna 9, 30-688 Krakow, Poland

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 14, 1-12

Abstract: The Rosa is one of the most diverse genera in the plant kingdom and, in particular, its fruits have been used for multiple purposes in different parts of the world for centuries. Within the genus, Rosa canina and Rosa dumalis are, economically, the most important species and dominate Rosa fruit production. In this study, some important fruit and shrub traits of ten Rosa canina and ten Rosa dumalis ecotypes collected from rural areas of Kars province, located in the east Anatolia region of Turkey were investigated. We found significant differences among ecotypes in most of the morphological and biochemical traits. The ecotypes were found between 1446–2210 m altitude. Fruit weight and fruit flesh ratio ranged from 2.95 g to 4.72 g and 62.55% to 74.42%, respectively. SSC (Soluble Solid Content), Vitamin C, total phenolic, total flavonoid, total carotenoid, and total anthocyanin content of the ecotypes ranged from 16.9–22.7%, 430–690 mg per 100 g FW (fresh weight), 390–532 mg gallic acid equivalent per 100 g FW, 0.88–2.04 mg per g FW, 6.83–15.17 mg per g FW and 3.62–7.81 mg cyanidin-3-glucoside equivalent per kg, respectively. Antioxidant activity was determined to be between 19.7–34.7 mg ascorbic acid equivalent per g fresh weight. Rosa ecotypes contained chlorogenic acid and rutin the most as phenolic compound. Our results indicated great diversity within both R. canina and R. dumalis fruits.

Keywords: Rosa canina; Rosa dumalis; ecotype; heterogeneity; morphology; diversity; content (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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