Plant and fruit characteristics of arbutus unedo l. and arbutus andrachnae l. from the highlands of Northwestern Turkey
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Tarih
2013
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Yayıncı
International Society for Horticultural Science
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
The genus Arbutus (fam.: Ericaceae) is represented by two species, A. unedo L. and A. andrachnae L., in the flora of northwestern Turkey. The Çanakkale region located in northwestern Turkey is one of the main locations for Arbutus species. The main objective of the present study is to present some phenological, plant and fruit characteristics of the Arbutus population. During the study, flowering time, average canopy size, tree height, trunk diameter and fruit yield were determined. Besides plant characteristics some chemical properties including pH, soluble solid content (TSS), titratable acidity (TA), ascorbic acid, anthocyanins and minerals were determined in fully mature Arbutus unedo L. and Arbutus andrachnae L. fruits collected from different sites of Çanakkale-Turkey. Preliminary results of A. unedo fruit storage are presented. Based on the plant characteristics and chemical composition, cultivation of this underutilized crop is recommended.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Anthocyanin; Arbutus; Genetic resources; Mineral; Strawberry tree; Vitamin C
Kaynak
Acta Horticulturae
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Scopus Q Değeri
Q4
Cilt
976
