Agronomical and quality differences of four fig cultivars grown in Brazil
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https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2021v42n2p619Keywords:
Antioxidants, Ficus carica L., Phenolic compounds, Tree performance, Yield.Abstract
Figs consumption date back to the beginnings of civilization. Currently, consumers have become more demanding about quality of fruits, and figs are then highly indicated, since it is rich in nutrients, making them a great addition to a healthy diet. Although there is only one commercial fig cultivar that is commonly grown in Brazil, different cultivars should be considered for the diversification of fig production with regards to their yield and fruit quality. This research aimed at evaluating growth, yield, physicochemical characteristics and bioactive compounds of figs grown in Brazil. Then, four cultivars (Roxo de Valinhos, White Genova, PI-189 and Troyano) were studied to determine canopy volume, productive efficiency, soluble solids - SS, pH, titratable acidity - TA, SS/TA ratio, sugars, ascorbic acid, phenolic compounds, pigments and antioxidant activity. The cv. White Genova presented the highest canopy volume, while ‘Roxo de Valinhos’, ‘PI-189’ and ‘Troyano’ performed the greatest productive efficiency. The cvs. Roxo de Valinhos, White Genova and Troyano produced fruits with higher content of SS, reducing sugars and SS/TA ratio, while the fruits of ‘PI-189’ and ‘Roxo de Valinhos’ contained the highest levels of antioxidant activity. PCA enabled to differentiate the studied cultivars, which evidenced that PI-189 was the most different of all.Downloads
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Chalker-Scott, L. (1999). Environmental significance of anthocyanin in plant stress responses. Photochemistry and Photobiology, 70(1), 1-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1999.tb01944.x
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Crisosto, C. H., Bremer, V., Ferguson, L., & Crisosto, G. M. (2010). Evaluating quality atributes of four fresh fig (Ficus carica L.) cultivars harvested at two maturity stages. HortScience, 45(4), 707-710. doi: 10.21273/HORTSCI.45.4.707
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Dueñas, M., Alonso, J. J. P., Buelga, C. S., & Bailón, T. E. (2008). Anthocyanin composition in fig (Ficus carica L.). Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 21(2), 107-115. doi: 10.1016/j.jfca.2007.09.002
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Khadivi, A., Anjam, R., & Anjam, K. (2018). Morphological and pomological characterization of edible fig (Ficus carica L.) to select the superior trees. Scientia Horticulturae, 238(19), 66-74. doi: 10.1016/j. scienta.2018.04.031
Mawa, S., Husain, K., & Jantan, I. (2013). Ficus carica L. (Moraceae): phytochemistry, traditional uses and biological activities. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2013, 1-8. doi: 10.11 55/2013/974256
Mendel, K. (1956). Rootstock-scion relationships in Shamouti trees on light soil. Ktavim, 6, 35-60.
Meyers, K. J., Watkins, C. B., Pritts, M. P., & Liu, R. H. (2003). Antioxidant and antiproliferative activities of strawberries. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 51(23), 6887-6892. doi: 10.1021/jf0345 06n
Muller, L., Fröhlich, K., & Böhm, V. (2011). Comparative antioxidant activities of carotenoids measured by ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP), ABTS bleaching assay (αTEAC), DPPH assay and peroxyl radical scavenging assay. Food Chemistry, 129(1), 139-148. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2011.04.045
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Palmeira, L., Pereira, C., Dias, M. I., Abreu, R. M. V., Corrêa, R. C. G., Pires, T. C. S. P.,... Ferreira, I. C. F. R. (2019). Nutritional, chemical and bioactive profiles of different parts of a Portuguese common fig (Ficus carica L.) variety. Food Research International, 126(2019), 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.foodres.2019. 108572
Pande, G., & Akoh, C. C. (2010). Organic acids, antioxidant capacity, phenolic content and lipid characterisation of Georgia-grown underutilized fruit crops. Food Chemistry, 120(4), 1067-1075. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2009.11.054
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Popova, M., Bankova, V., Butovska, D., Petkov, V., Nikolova-Danyanova, B., Sabatini, A. G.,... Bogdanov, S. (2004). Validated methods for the quantification of biologically active constituents of poplar-type propolis. Phytochemical Analysis, 15(4), 235-240. doi: 10.1002/pca.777
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Rodrigues, M. G. F., Correa, L. S., & Boliani, A. C. (2009). Avaliação de seleções mutantes de figueira cv Roxo de Valinhos. Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, 31(3), 771-777. doi: 10.1590/S0100-2945200900 0300021
Rodrigues, M. G. F., Ferreira, A. F. A., Monteiro, L. N. H., Santos, T. P., Lisboa, L. A. M., & Figueiredo, P. A. M. (2019a). Initial growth and physiological indexes of Fig accessions in active germiplasm bank. Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, 41(4), e-154. doi: 10.1590/0100-29542019154.
Rodrigues, M. G. F., Monteiro, L. N. H., Ferreira, A. F. A., Santos, T. P., Pavan, B. E., Neves, V. A. B., & Boliani, A. C. (2019b). Biometric characteristics among fig tree genotypes in Brazil. Genetics and Molecular Research, 18(2), e-18191. doi: 10.4238/gmr18191.
Sims, D. A., & Gamon, J. A. (2002). Relationships between leaf pigment content and spectral reflectance across a wide range of species, leaf structures and developmental stages. Remote Zensing of Environment, 81(2-3), 337-354. doi: 10.1016/S0034-4257(02)00010-X
Soethe, C., Steffens, C. A., Amarante, C. V. T., Martin, M. S. de, & Bortolini, A. J. (2016). Quality, phenolic compounds, and antioxidant activity of ‘Tupy’ and ‘Guarani’ blackberries stored at different temperatures. Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, 51(80), 950-957. doi: 10.1590/S0100-204X20160008 00007
Solomon, A., Golubowicz, S., Yablowicz, Z., Grossman, S., Bergman, M., Gottlieb, H.,… Flaishman, M. A. (2006). Antioxidant activities and anthocyanin content of fresh fruits of common fig (Ficus carica L.). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 54(20), 7717-7723. doi: 10.1021/jf060497h
Swain, T., & Hills, W. E. (1959). The phenolic constituents of Prunus persica domestic: the quantitative analysis of phenolic constituents. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 10(2), 63-68. doi: 10. 1002/jsfa.2740100110
Thaipong, K., Boonprakob, U., Crosby, K., Cisneros-Zevallos, L., & Byrne, D. H. (2006). Comparison of ABTS, DPPH, FRAP, and ORAC assays for estimating antioxidant activity from guava fruit extracts. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 19(6-7), 669-675. doi: 10.1016/j.jfca.2006.01.003
Vallejo, F., Marín, J. G., & Tomás-Barberán, F. A. (2012). Phenolic compound content of fresh and dried figs (Ficus carica L.). Food Chemistry, 130(3), 485-492. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2011.07.032
Veberic, R., Colaric, M., & Stampar, F. (2008). Phenolic acids and flavonoids of fig fruit (Ficus carica L.) in the northern Mediterranean region. Food Chemistry, 106(1), 153-157. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2007. 05.061
Xu, C., Zhang, Y., Cao, L., & Lu, J. (2010). Phenolic compounds and antioxidant properties of different grape cultivars grown in China. Food Chemistry, 119(4), 1557-1565. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2009.09. 042
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Ferraz, R. A., Leonel, S., Souza, J. M. A., Modesto, J. H., Ferreira, R. B., & Silva, M. de S. (2021). Agronomical and quality differences of four fig cultivars grown in Brazil. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 42(2), 619–634. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2021v42n2p619
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