Comparative Nutrient and Antioxidant Profile of High Lycopene Variety with <i>hp</i> Genes and Ordinary Variety of Tomato under Organic Conditions
Organic tomato cultivation is growing all over the world due to its healthy functional properties and environmental concerns. Recently, some new varieties with increased functional properties, particularly high lycopene, have been developed. However, few were assessed under organic farming systems....
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| author | Amani Romdhane Anissa Riahi Apolka Ujj Fernanda Ramos-Diaz Jana Marjanović Chafik Hdider |
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| description | Organic tomato cultivation is growing all over the world due to its healthy functional properties and environmental concerns. Recently, some new varieties with increased functional properties, particularly high lycopene, have been developed. However, few were assessed under organic farming systems. The objective of this study was to evaluate physico-chemical properties and the main bioactive compound contents, as well as lipophilic, hydrophilic and total radical scavenging activities of a recently developed high lycopene tomato variety homozygous for <i>hp-2<sup>dg</sup></i> genes (HLT-F71) grown under organic conditions for two non-consecutive years (2019 and 2021) compared to the ordinary control ‘Nemador’ variety. The lycopene, β-carotene, total phenol, flavonoid, vitamin C, radical scavenging activity and tocopherols were analyzed by using spectrophotometric and HPLC methods, respectively. The high lycopene content variety presented suitable marketable yield, average fruit weight, pH, titratable acidity, firmness and higher °Brix, pulp color than the control. Additionally, it has significantly higher lycopene, β-carotene, total phenol, flavonoid, vitamin C and particularly considerable α-tocopherol contents, as well as radical scavenging activity. The high lycopene tomato variety with <i>hp</i> genes proved to be an effective sustainable variety for enhancing tomato fruit yield and functional properties even under organic grown conditions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-390681fbceac456790332f1de00a769b2023-11-17T09:04:09ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952023-02-0113364910.3390/agronomy13030649Comparative Nutrient and Antioxidant Profile of High Lycopene Variety with <i>hp</i> Genes and Ordinary Variety of Tomato under Organic ConditionsAmani Romdhane0Anissa Riahi1Apolka Ujj2Fernanda Ramos-Diaz3Jana Marjanović4Chafik Hdider5Laboratory of Horticulture, National Agricultural Research Institute of Tunisia, University of Carthage, Rue Hédi Karray, El Menzah 1004, TunisiaLaboratory of Horticulture, National Agricultural Research Institute of Tunisia, University of Carthage, Rue Hédi Karray, El Menzah 1004, TunisiaInstitute of Rural Development and Sustainable Economy, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Páter Károly u. 1, 2100 Gödöllőt, HungaryDoctoral School of Economics and Regional Sciences, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Páter Károly u. 1, 2100 Gödöllő, HungaryDoctoral School of Environmental Sciences, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Páter Károly u. 1, 2100 Gödöllő, HungaryLaboratory of Horticulture, National Agricultural Research Institute of Tunisia, University of Carthage, Rue Hédi Karray, El Menzah 1004, TunisiaOrganic tomato cultivation is growing all over the world due to its healthy functional properties and environmental concerns. Recently, some new varieties with increased functional properties, particularly high lycopene, have been developed. However, few were assessed under organic farming systems. The objective of this study was to evaluate physico-chemical properties and the main bioactive compound contents, as well as lipophilic, hydrophilic and total radical scavenging activities of a recently developed high lycopene tomato variety homozygous for <i>hp-2<sup>dg</sup></i> genes (HLT-F71) grown under organic conditions for two non-consecutive years (2019 and 2021) compared to the ordinary control ‘Nemador’ variety. The lycopene, β-carotene, total phenol, flavonoid, vitamin C, radical scavenging activity and tocopherols were analyzed by using spectrophotometric and HPLC methods, respectively. The high lycopene content variety presented suitable marketable yield, average fruit weight, pH, titratable acidity, firmness and higher °Brix, pulp color than the control. Additionally, it has significantly higher lycopene, β-carotene, total phenol, flavonoid, vitamin C and particularly considerable α-tocopherol contents, as well as radical scavenging activity. The high lycopene tomato variety with <i>hp</i> genes proved to be an effective sustainable variety for enhancing tomato fruit yield and functional properties even under organic grown conditions.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/3/649bioactive compoundslycopeneorganic farmingradical scavenging activitytomatoyield |
| spellingShingle | Amani Romdhane Anissa Riahi Apolka Ujj Fernanda Ramos-Diaz Jana Marjanović Chafik Hdider Comparative Nutrient and Antioxidant Profile of High Lycopene Variety with <i>hp</i> Genes and Ordinary Variety of Tomato under Organic Conditions Agronomy bioactive compounds lycopene organic farming radical scavenging activity tomato yield |
| title | Comparative Nutrient and Antioxidant Profile of High Lycopene Variety with <i>hp</i> Genes and Ordinary Variety of Tomato under Organic Conditions |
| title_full | Comparative Nutrient and Antioxidant Profile of High Lycopene Variety with <i>hp</i> Genes and Ordinary Variety of Tomato under Organic Conditions |
| title_fullStr | Comparative Nutrient and Antioxidant Profile of High Lycopene Variety with <i>hp</i> Genes and Ordinary Variety of Tomato under Organic Conditions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparative Nutrient and Antioxidant Profile of High Lycopene Variety with <i>hp</i> Genes and Ordinary Variety of Tomato under Organic Conditions |
| title_short | Comparative Nutrient and Antioxidant Profile of High Lycopene Variety with <i>hp</i> Genes and Ordinary Variety of Tomato under Organic Conditions |
| title_sort | comparative nutrient and antioxidant profile of high lycopene variety with i hp i genes and ordinary variety of tomato under organic conditions |
| topic | bioactive compounds lycopene organic farming radical scavenging activity tomato yield |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/3/649 |
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