Carotenoids in mature green and ripe red fruits of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) grown under different levels of irrigation
The effect of water deficit on concentrations of carotenoids was investigated in ripening tomatoes using HPLC-PDA. Fifteen different tomato cultivars were grown under three levels of water supply and unripe and fully-ripe fruits were harvested at different stages. Water deficit significantl...
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| author | Schweiggert Ralf M. Ziegler Jochen U. Metwali Ehab M.R. Mohamed Fouad H. Almaghrabi Omar A. Kadasa Naif M. Carle Reinhold |
| author_facet | Schweiggert Ralf M. Ziegler Jochen U. Metwali Ehab M.R. Mohamed Fouad H. Almaghrabi Omar A. Kadasa Naif M. Carle Reinhold |
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| description | The effect of water deficit on concentrations of carotenoids was investigated
in ripening tomatoes using HPLC-PDA. Fifteen different tomato cultivars were
grown under three levels of water supply and unripe and fully-ripe fruits
were harvested at different stages. Water deficit significantly affected
several morphological and fruit yield-related parameters. In unripe tomato
fruits, the relative concentrations of xanthophyll cycle carotenoids, e.g.,
violaxanthin and antheraxanthin, were significantly increased at the expense
of β-carotene upon limiting the water supply. In ripe fruits,
nutritionally-relevant lycopene, β-carotene and lutein levels were broadly
independent of water deficit when considering all 15 cultivars, although
significant variations were observed among fruits from different genotypes.
Our study highlights the importance of careful genotype selection for the
production of tomatoes rich in nutritionally-relevant compounds like lycopene
and β-carotene. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fb5e050afe9f4e48bb908a3e9bd541282022-12-22T02:36:42ZengUniversity of Belgrade, University of Novi SadArchives of Biological Sciences0354-46641821-43392017-01-0169230531410.2298/ABS160308102S0354-46641600102SCarotenoids in mature green and ripe red fruits of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) grown under different levels of irrigationSchweiggert Ralf M.0Ziegler Jochen U.1Metwali Ehab M.R.2Mohamed Fouad H.3Almaghrabi Omar A.4Kadasa Naif M.5Carle Reinhold6University of Hohenheim, Plant Foodstuff Technology and Analysis, Institute of Food Science and Biotechnology, Stuttgart, GermanyUniversity of Hohenheim, Plant Foodstuff Technology and Analysis, Institute of Food Science and Biotechnology, Stuttgart, GermanyKing Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Science, Biological Science Department, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia + University of Jeddah, Faculty of Science, Biological Science Department, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia + Suez Canal University, Faculty of Agriculture, Botany DepaSuez Canal University, Faculty of Agriculture, Horticulture Department, Ismailia, EgyptKing Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Science, Biological Science Department, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia + University of Jeddah, Faculty of Science, Biological Science Department, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaKing Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Science, Biological Science Department, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia + University of Jeddah, Faculty of Science, Biological Science Department, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaUniversity of Hohenheim, Plant Foodstuff Technology and Analysis, Institute of Food Science and Biotechnology, Stuttgart, Germany + King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Science, Biological Science Department, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaThe effect of water deficit on concentrations of carotenoids was investigated in ripening tomatoes using HPLC-PDA. Fifteen different tomato cultivars were grown under three levels of water supply and unripe and fully-ripe fruits were harvested at different stages. Water deficit significantly affected several morphological and fruit yield-related parameters. In unripe tomato fruits, the relative concentrations of xanthophyll cycle carotenoids, e.g., violaxanthin and antheraxanthin, were significantly increased at the expense of β-carotene upon limiting the water supply. In ripe fruits, nutritionally-relevant lycopene, β-carotene and lutein levels were broadly independent of water deficit when considering all 15 cultivars, although significant variations were observed among fruits from different genotypes. Our study highlights the importance of careful genotype selection for the production of tomatoes rich in nutritionally-relevant compounds like lycopene and β-carotene.http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0354-4664/2017/0354-46641600102S.pdfantioxidantsβ-carotenelycopeneluteinvitamin A |
| spellingShingle | Schweiggert Ralf M. Ziegler Jochen U. Metwali Ehab M.R. Mohamed Fouad H. Almaghrabi Omar A. Kadasa Naif M. Carle Reinhold Carotenoids in mature green and ripe red fruits of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) grown under different levels of irrigation Archives of Biological Sciences antioxidants β-carotene lycopene lutein vitamin A |
| title | Carotenoids in mature green and ripe red fruits of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) grown under different levels of irrigation |
| title_full | Carotenoids in mature green and ripe red fruits of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) grown under different levels of irrigation |
| title_fullStr | Carotenoids in mature green and ripe red fruits of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) grown under different levels of irrigation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Carotenoids in mature green and ripe red fruits of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) grown under different levels of irrigation |
| title_short | Carotenoids in mature green and ripe red fruits of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) grown under different levels of irrigation |
| title_sort | carotenoids in mature green and ripe red fruits of tomato solanum lycopersicum l grown under different levels of irrigation |
| topic | antioxidants β-carotene lycopene lutein vitamin A |
| url | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0354-4664/2017/0354-46641600102S.pdf |
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