Aroma compounds in mini-watermelon fruits from different grafting combinations.
SPME-GC-MS
grafting combinations
mini-watermelon
volatile aroma compounds
Journal
Journal of the science of food and agriculture
ISSN: 1097-0010
Titre abrégé: J Sci Food Agric
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0376334
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Feb 2020
Feb 2020
Historique:
received:
30
05
2019
revised:
02
10
2019
accepted:
08
11
2019
pubmed:
20
11
2019
medline:
23
1
2020
entrez:
20
11
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
In recent years, mini-watermelons have increased in popularity. To maintain production and quality standards, various agronomic techniques have been applied. For the Cucurbitaceae family, grafting technique has been used to improve resistance to abiotic stresses, crop productivity and fruit qualitative characteristics. There is some previous literature on this matter, but no information on the influence of grafting on the aroma compounds of mini-watermelons is available. Hence, our research aimed to evaluate the effect of some rootstocks, which were selected on the basis of their tolerance to pathogens, on the quality of mini-watermelons, with particular attention to the volatile aroma compounds. Volatile aroma compounds were analysed using solid-phase microextraction-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The most represented compounds were C The results highlighted that the rootstock, as for other Cucurbitaceae varieties, influences fruit quality and plant yield also for the mini-water melon; the results show the importance of screening for rootstock/scion combinations in order to select a graft able to provide resistance to abiotic stresses, and at the same time improve yield and fruit quality. © 2019 Society of Chemical Industry.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
In recent years, mini-watermelons have increased in popularity. To maintain production and quality standards, various agronomic techniques have been applied. For the Cucurbitaceae family, grafting technique has been used to improve resistance to abiotic stresses, crop productivity and fruit qualitative characteristics. There is some previous literature on this matter, but no information on the influence of grafting on the aroma compounds of mini-watermelons is available. Hence, our research aimed to evaluate the effect of some rootstocks, which were selected on the basis of their tolerance to pathogens, on the quality of mini-watermelons, with particular attention to the volatile aroma compounds.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Volatile aroma compounds were analysed using solid-phase microextraction-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The most represented compounds were C
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
The results highlighted that the rootstock, as for other Cucurbitaceae varieties, influences fruit quality and plant yield also for the mini-water melon; the results show the importance of screening for rootstock/scion combinations in order to select a graft able to provide resistance to abiotic stresses, and at the same time improve yield and fruit quality. © 2019 Society of Chemical Industry.
Substances chimiques
Alcohols
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Aldehydes
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Volatile Organic Compounds
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Types de publication
Comparative Study
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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1328-1335Informations de copyright
© 2019 Society of Chemical Industry.
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