Comprehensive evaluation of 20 pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cultivars in China
Recent investigations on pomegranate products have significantly increased and successfully drawn consumers’ attention to nutritional and medicinal values, promoting the pomegranate industry's development worldwide. However, little information on pomegranates grown in China is available. Morpho...
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| author | Yan-hui CHEN Hui-fang GAO Sa WANG Xian-yan LIU Qing-xia HU Zai-hai JIAN Ran WAN Jin-hui SONG Jiang-li SHI |
| author_facet | Yan-hui CHEN Hui-fang GAO Sa WANG Xian-yan LIU Qing-xia HU Zai-hai JIAN Ran WAN Jin-hui SONG Jiang-li SHI |
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| description | Recent investigations on pomegranate products have significantly increased and successfully drawn consumers’ attention to nutritional and medicinal values, promoting the pomegranate industry's development worldwide. However, little information on pomegranates grown in China is available. Morphological and chemical characterizations of fruits and arils from 20 pomegranate cultivars in six regions of China were investigated. Combined with overall scores by principal component analysis, ‘Yushiliu No. 1’, ‘Taishanhong No. 2’, ‘Tunisia’ and ‘Mollar’ were promising cultivars, and Chinese researchers bred the first two. It was surprising that ‘Mollar’ had bigger fruit size and more aril moisture grown in China than in Spain. Cultivars with higher anthocyanin content in arils were ‘Turkey’, ‘Moyu’ and ‘Red Angel’, which might be used as the source of natural red food colourants. While red husk ‘Hongruyi’ and ‘Hongshuangxi’ with higher vitamin C, aril moisture and lower titratable acid in arils, might also be promising cultivars for further various utilization. Furthermore, the comparison of ‘Tunisia’ fruits from four regions revealed that cultivation locations had more influence on fruit traits than genotypes. Maturity index classification was established for Chinese pomegranate cultivars. Therefore, the results would provide a valuable guide for agricultural cultivation, industrial utilization, and breeding. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8f275ad036ca4e7baf9d09649e41b1022025-08-20T03:57:08ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Journal of Integrative Agriculture2095-31192022-02-0121243444510.1016/S2095-3119(20)63389-5Comprehensive evaluation of 20 pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cultivars in ChinaYan-hui CHEN0Hui-fang GAO1Sa WANG2Xian-yan LIU3Qing-xia HU4Zai-hai JIAN5Ran WAN6Jin-hui SONG7Jiang-li SHI8College of Horticulture, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, P.R.China; Henan Key Laboratory of Fruit and Cucurbit Biology, Zhengzhou 450002, P.R.ChinaCollege of Horticulture, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, P.R.China; Henan Key Laboratory of Fruit and Cucurbit Biology, Zhengzhou 450002, P.R.ChinaCollege of Horticulture, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, P.R.China; Henan Key Laboratory of Fruit and Cucurbit Biology, Zhengzhou 450002, P.R.ChinaXianyang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xianyang 712034, P.R.ChinaCollege of Horticulture, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, P.R.China; Henan Key Laboratory of Fruit and Cucurbit Biology, Zhengzhou 450002, P.R.ChinaCollege of Horticulture, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, P.R.China; Henan Key Laboratory of Fruit and Cucurbit Biology, Zhengzhou 450002, P.R.ChinaCollege of Horticulture, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, P.R.China; Henan Key Laboratory of Fruit and Cucurbit Biology, Zhengzhou 450002, P.R.ChinaCollege of Horticulture, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, P.R.China; Henan Key Laboratory of Fruit and Cucurbit Biology, Zhengzhou 450002, P.R.ChinaCollege of Horticulture, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, P.R.China; Henan Key Laboratory of Fruit and Cucurbit Biology, Zhengzhou 450002, P.R.China; Correspondence SHI Jiang-li, Tel/Fax: +86-371-63558798Recent investigations on pomegranate products have significantly increased and successfully drawn consumers’ attention to nutritional and medicinal values, promoting the pomegranate industry's development worldwide. However, little information on pomegranates grown in China is available. Morphological and chemical characterizations of fruits and arils from 20 pomegranate cultivars in six regions of China were investigated. Combined with overall scores by principal component analysis, ‘Yushiliu No. 1’, ‘Taishanhong No. 2’, ‘Tunisia’ and ‘Mollar’ were promising cultivars, and Chinese researchers bred the first two. It was surprising that ‘Mollar’ had bigger fruit size and more aril moisture grown in China than in Spain. Cultivars with higher anthocyanin content in arils were ‘Turkey’, ‘Moyu’ and ‘Red Angel’, which might be used as the source of natural red food colourants. While red husk ‘Hongruyi’ and ‘Hongshuangxi’ with higher vitamin C, aril moisture and lower titratable acid in arils, might also be promising cultivars for further various utilization. Furthermore, the comparison of ‘Tunisia’ fruits from four regions revealed that cultivation locations had more influence on fruit traits than genotypes. Maturity index classification was established for Chinese pomegranate cultivars. Therefore, the results would provide a valuable guide for agricultural cultivation, industrial utilization, and breeding.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311920633895Punica granatum L.fruit morphological characteristicsaril assessmenthusk colourvitamin Canthocyanin content |
| spellingShingle | Yan-hui CHEN Hui-fang GAO Sa WANG Xian-yan LIU Qing-xia HU Zai-hai JIAN Ran WAN Jin-hui SONG Jiang-li SHI Comprehensive evaluation of 20 pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cultivars in China Journal of Integrative Agriculture Punica granatum L. fruit morphological characteristics aril assessment husk colour vitamin C anthocyanin content |
| title | Comprehensive evaluation of 20 pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cultivars in China |
| title_full | Comprehensive evaluation of 20 pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cultivars in China |
| title_fullStr | Comprehensive evaluation of 20 pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cultivars in China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comprehensive evaluation of 20 pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cultivars in China |
| title_short | Comprehensive evaluation of 20 pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cultivars in China |
| title_sort | comprehensive evaluation of 20 pomegranate punica granatum l cultivars in china |
| topic | Punica granatum L. fruit morphological characteristics aril assessment husk colour vitamin C anthocyanin content |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311920633895 |
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