Romina and Cristina: Two New Strawberry Cultivars with High Sensorial and Nutritional Values

Capocasa, F.; Balducci, F.; Vittori, Lucia Di; Mazzoni, Luca; Stewart, Derek; Williams, S.; Hargreaves, R.; Bernardini, D.; Danesi, L.; Zhong, Chuanfei; Mezzetti, Bruno

doi:10.1080/15538362.2016.1219292

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“…Given the significant content of Romina fruit of vitamin C, folic acid, and flavonols combined with a high content of anthocyanin and an elevated antioxidant capacity [ 21 ], we hypothesized that EPDENs released from Romina may contain molecules associated with oxidative stress. Our results revealed that Fragaria -derived EPDENs are able to protect the response of human MSCs to oxidative stress.…”

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Strawberry-Derived Exosome-Like Nanoparticles Prevent Oxidative Stress in Human Mesenchymal Stromal Cells

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Plant-derived exosome-like nanovesicles (EPDENs) have recently been isolated and evaluated as potential bioactive nutraceutical biomolecules. It has been hypothesized that EPDENs may exert their activity on mammalian cells through their specific cargo. In this study, we isolated and purified EPDENs from the strawberry juice of Fragaria x ananassa (cv. Romina), a new cultivar characterized by a high content of anthocyanins, folic acid, flavonols, and vitamin C and an elevated antioxidant capacity. Fragaria-derived EPDENs were purified by a series of centrifugation and filtration steps. EPDENs showed size and morphology similar to mammalian extracellular nanovesicles. The internalization of Fragaria-derived EPDENs by human mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) did not negatively affect their viability, and the pretreatment of MSCs with Fragaria-derived EPDENs prevented oxidative stress in a dose-dependent manner. This is possibly due to the presence of vitamin C inside the nanovesicle membrane. The analysis of EPDEN cargo also revealed the presence of small RNAs and miRNAs. These findings suggest that Fragaria-derived EPDENs may be considered nanoshuttles contained in food, with potential health-promoting activity.

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“…Romina fruit is acclaimed for its higher content of soluble solids combined with low total acidity, which confer the fruit with a very high perception of sweetness [ 20 ]. Romina fruit also combines a high content of anthocyanins, folic acid, flavonols, and vitamin C and an elevated antioxidant capacity [ 20 , 21 ].…”

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Strawberry-Derived Exosome-Like Nanoparticles Prevent Oxidative Stress in Human Mesenchymal Stromal Cells

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“…The study was performed on strawberry fruits of “Romina” and AN00.239.55 and AN07.216.60, a cultivar and 2 advanced selections of from the Ancona University breeding program [ 38 ], a clone of wild F. vesca —white fruit and of “Sabrina,” an international cultivar from a Spanish breeding program. The plants were grown in open field conditions using the standard cultivation conditions described in [ 38 ]. Ripe fruit samples were collected at the 2nd and 3rd harvest and frozen until the treatment for the in vitro digestion.…”

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Phytochemical Composition and Cytotoxic Effects on Liver Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells of Different Berries Following a Simulated In Vitro Gastrointestinal Digestion

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Berry fruits are rich in nutrients and polyphenols, providing potential health benefits. Understanding the factors that affect their bioavailability is becoming of utmost importance for evaluating their biological significance and efficacy as functional food. In this study, the phytochemical composition and the total antioxidant capacity of different varieties of five berries (blackberry, blackcurrant, blueberry, raspberry, and strawberry) were evaluated after an in vitro gastrointestinal digestion process. The cultivar of each berry that showed the higher content of total phenols and flavonoids was selected to study its cytotoxic effect on human hepatoma cells. Digestion resulted in a high reduction (p ˂ 0.05) of total phenolic, flavonoid and anthocyanin contents and total antioxidant capacity, in the “IN” samples compared to the “OUT” extracts, which represent the “serum-available” and the “colon-available” fractions, respectively. Incubation of the digested fraction for 24 h didn’t exert any effect on cellular viability, while a dose- and time-dependent cytotoxicity was observed after 48 h and 72 h of incubation for all the berries analyzed. Our results suggest that the approach proposed in this work may represent a rapid tool for evaluating and identifying new berries with increased phytochemical bioavailability, highlighting their antiproliferative agents after an in vitro digestion.

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“…During the two fruiting periods (2012 and 2013), data were collected on vegetative and productive traits; shoot numbers per plant, plant height, numbers of leaves per plant, petiole leaf length, width and height of middle leaflet, beginning of flowering (25% flowers open), floral axis number per plant, floral axis length, precocity index (Capocasa et al 2016), average fruit weight, total fruit yield per plant (reached after about six to seven harvests), discarded fruit weight per plant (as small Ø < 22 mm, rotten and deformed fruit).…”

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Comparing nursery behavior, field plant yield and fruit quality of in vitro and in vivo propagated strawberry mother plants

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In different countries, mostly in EU, rules for strawberry nursery propagation impose the use of micropropagation only to produce stock virus free plant followed by at least three nursery production cycles in the field before selling these plants to growers. This limit has been imposed by problems concerning true-to-type plants observed in micro-propagated plants of some cultivars, with higher genotypic and phenotypic instability, and the incorrect use of higher concentrations of cytokinin in the proliferation phase. This production system of certified plants has high economic and environmental costs without a final guarantee on the sanitary state of the plants. New knowledges on in vitro techniques and new cultivars with higher genetic stability can offer the opportunity to improve the use of micropropagation in strawberry nursery industry. With the aim to propose a new protocol for strawberry propagation, an experimental trial was set up to compare the behavior of frigo and micro-mother plants of cv. Alba, a well know commercial cultivar in EU, in two cycles of nursery runner production and the yield, to verify in two successive cycles the fruit quality of daughter plants grown in open field conditions. The results confirmed the equivalence of the two types of mother plants both in plant nursery production and subsequently in field fruit production. Therefore, the direct use of micro-mother plants for nursery productions of frigo-plants for growers offer an alternative option for large scale frigo-plant nursery production.

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Romina and Cristina: Two New Strawberry Cultivars with High Sensorial and Nutritional Values

Cited by 27 publications

References 35 publications

Strawberry-Derived Exosome-Like Nanoparticles Prevent Oxidative Stress in Human Mesenchymal Stromal Cells

Strawberry-Derived Exosome-Like Nanoparticles Prevent Oxidative Stress in Human Mesenchymal Stromal Cells

Phytochemical Composition and Cytotoxic Effects on Liver Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells of Different Berries Following a Simulated In Vitro Gastrointestinal Digestion

Comparing nursery behavior, field plant yield and fruit quality of in vitro and in vivo propagated strawberry mother plants

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