PJB-2019-740
MORPHOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF WILD SOUR CHERRY (PRUNUS CERASUS L.) GERMPLASM
Ramazan Bozhuyuk
Abstract
Turkey has rich sour cherry germplasm and wild grown sour cherry trees and shrubs abundant throughout the country. Turkish people prefer to consume sour cherry fruits in processed form as jam and juice rather than fresh. This study was conducted in Ispir district located in Northeastern of Turkey and some important morphological (aroma, fruit and juice color, fruit flesh ratio, fruit shape, fruit weight and harvest date) and biochemical (total antioxidant capacity, soluble solid content, total acidity, total anthocyanin, total phenolic, vitamin C and cancer cell proliferation inhibition activity) characteristics of twenty-six wild grown sour cherry genotypes were evaluated. The results are shown that wild sour cherry genotypes differed each other in terms of most of the morphological and biochemical characteristics. The genotypes exhibited a wide variation on harvest dates (occurred between 28 June and 02 August), fruit weight (ranged from 2.04 g to 3.16 g), total phenolic content (240 and 320 mg gallic acid equivalent/100 g), total anthocyanin content (135 to 205 mg cyanidin-3-glucosylrutinoside equivalent /100 g) and antioxidant capacity (7.75 to 11.80 mmol Trolox/100 g), respectively. Majority of wild genotypes had higher cancer cell proliferation inhibition activity than cv. Kutahya. Results indicated that wild sour cherry fruits presented here have appropriate characteristics such as being well adapted to climate conditions. Bioactive content of fruits could be proved new agricultural and industrial prospects.
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