Assessment of the organic fruit quality of local and introduced apricot cultivars grown in Tunisia: morphological and physico-chemical attributes
Purpose Organic farming system was considered to increase fruit quality and improve food safety. Moreover, many consumers prefer organic products due to their better taste. Among the Prunus species, apricot is well grown in the world due to its good taste and multi uses. Tunisian apricot cultivars a...
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| description | Purpose Organic farming system was considered to increase fruit quality and improve food safety. Moreover, many consumers prefer organic products due to their better taste. Among the Prunus species, apricot is well grown in the world due to its good taste and multi uses. Tunisian apricot cultivars are cultivated in many areas, well adapted and characterized by varied pomological characteristics. In fact, due to the demand of the fresh market, there is growing introduction of commercial cultivars with firmness, visual appeal and flavor as principal traits demanded. Here, we aimed to assess the quality of organic apricot among local and introduced cultivars, in order to identify the cultivar(s) with better fruit quality performances. Research method: For this purpose, morphological (attractiveness, shape, surface, ground color of skin, etc.) and physico-chemical (weight, width, TSS, titrable acidity, etc.) attributes of fruit were studied according to the international descriptors of apricot and to the other investigations on fruit quality. Findings: Few differences of morphological attributes but high significant differences for most physico-chemical attributes of organic fruit were observed between local and introduced apricot cultivars. The organic cultivation system promotes the production of high fruit quality (high value of TSS: > 13°Brix, low value of acidity and big size) for the 3 local cultivars. Limitations: No limitations were founded. Originality/Value: Compared to the introduced apricot cultivars, the local ones are characterized by the performances of their fruit quality and also by their best adaptation under organic cultivation system. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4e7f1b1ba6664d519221022f6293cdcc2022-12-21T21:25:30ZengUniversity of BirjandJournal of Horticulture and Postharvest Research2588-48832588-61692021-12-014Issue 4 - December 202139941210.22077/jhpr.2021.3998.11901767Assessment of the organic fruit quality of local and introduced apricot cultivars grown in Tunisia: morphological and physico-chemical attributesAmel Lachkar0Khawla Amari1Imed Ben Atia2Regional Research Centre on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture (CRRHAB), IRESA-University of Sousse, P.O. Box 57 Chott-Mariem 4042, Sousse, TunisiaRegional Research Centre on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture (CRRHAB), IRESA-University of Sousse, P.O. Box 57 Chott-Mariem 4042, Sousse, TunisiaTechnical Center of Organic Agriculture, P.O. Box 54 Chott-Mariem 4042, Sousse, TunisiaPurpose Organic farming system was considered to increase fruit quality and improve food safety. Moreover, many consumers prefer organic products due to their better taste. Among the Prunus species, apricot is well grown in the world due to its good taste and multi uses. Tunisian apricot cultivars are cultivated in many areas, well adapted and characterized by varied pomological characteristics. In fact, due to the demand of the fresh market, there is growing introduction of commercial cultivars with firmness, visual appeal and flavor as principal traits demanded. Here, we aimed to assess the quality of organic apricot among local and introduced cultivars, in order to identify the cultivar(s) with better fruit quality performances. Research method: For this purpose, morphological (attractiveness, shape, surface, ground color of skin, etc.) and physico-chemical (weight, width, TSS, titrable acidity, etc.) attributes of fruit were studied according to the international descriptors of apricot and to the other investigations on fruit quality. Findings: Few differences of morphological attributes but high significant differences for most physico-chemical attributes of organic fruit were observed between local and introduced apricot cultivars. The organic cultivation system promotes the production of high fruit quality (high value of TSS: > 13°Brix, low value of acidity and big size) for the 3 local cultivars. Limitations: No limitations were founded. Originality/Value: Compared to the introduced apricot cultivars, the local ones are characterized by the performances of their fruit quality and also by their best adaptation under organic cultivation system.https://jhpr.birjand.ac.ir/article_1767_24d034ccc879c44f89a7b743748d60f3.pdfapricotintroduced cultivarlocal cultivarorganic fruit qualityphysico-chemical attributes |
| spellingShingle | Amel Lachkar Khawla Amari Imed Ben Atia Assessment of the organic fruit quality of local and introduced apricot cultivars grown in Tunisia: morphological and physico-chemical attributes Journal of Horticulture and Postharvest Research apricot introduced cultivar local cultivar organic fruit quality physico-chemical attributes |
| title | Assessment of the organic fruit quality of local and introduced apricot cultivars grown in Tunisia: morphological and physico-chemical attributes |
| title_full | Assessment of the organic fruit quality of local and introduced apricot cultivars grown in Tunisia: morphological and physico-chemical attributes |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of the organic fruit quality of local and introduced apricot cultivars grown in Tunisia: morphological and physico-chemical attributes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of the organic fruit quality of local and introduced apricot cultivars grown in Tunisia: morphological and physico-chemical attributes |
| title_short | Assessment of the organic fruit quality of local and introduced apricot cultivars grown in Tunisia: morphological and physico-chemical attributes |
| title_sort | assessment of the organic fruit quality of local and introduced apricot cultivars grown in tunisia morphological and physico chemical attributes |
| topic | apricot introduced cultivar local cultivar organic fruit quality physico-chemical attributes |
| url | https://jhpr.birjand.ac.ir/article_1767_24d034ccc879c44f89a7b743748d60f3.pdf |
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