Selection of promissory crops of wild cherry-type tomatoes using physicochemical parameters and antioxidant contents

Abstract

Tomato is considered a fruit with a high food demand across the world due to its high antioxidant capacity. Lycopene content in tomato has been widely studied, particularly in cherry-type tomatoes which are considered a high source of lycopene for humans. The aim of this study was to analyze the differences in terms of concentration and variation of diverse physicochemical parameters of quality (acidity, vitamin C, pH, °Brix, color coordinates L*, a* and b*) and, antioxidants like β-carotene and lycopene in 11 accessions of cherry-type tomatoes, considering the advantages of antioxidants for human health. Multicriteria analysis and other tests showed substantial differences among the accessions. IAC401 was associated with the best physicochemical characteristics of a promissory cherry-type tomato for cultivation due to its association with functional food, followed by IAC426R and IAC1624. This study allowed an innovative association of physicochemical characteristics and antioxidant contents of cherry-type tomatoes through multicriteria analyses which enable the analysis, elimination, and proposal of promising accessions for their use in future crops which will promote the best intrinsic features of tomato to be used in the studied region. In this case accessions with the highest scores offer not only optimum amounts of antioxidants and highest levels of organic acids and sugars.

Artificial neural networks and genetic dissimilarity among saladette type dwarf tomato plant populations

“…It has been reported that tomato plant characteristics should be prioritized to obtain future cultivars, especially with regard to the various biotic ( Ferrero et al, 2020 , Zanin et al, 2021 ) and abiotic stressors ( Oliveira et al, 2021 , Wen et al, 2021 ), as well as the nutritional quality of the fruit ( Londoño-Giraldo et al, 2020 , Gomes et al, 2021 , Oliveira et al, 2022 ) for a healthy diet ( Asensio et al, 2019 ). A major obstacles to this is the narrow genetic base of the tomato germplasm ( Hassan et al, 2021 ).…”

“…An increase in LC and BCC in tomato fruit is one of the aims of crop breeding programs ( Hazra et al, 2018 , Londoño-Giraldo et al, 2020 , Londoño-Giraldo et al, 2021 ). Therefore, the characterization of germplasm regarding the levels of these carotenoids can provide relevant information to achieve this aim.…”

HPLC-DAD-APCI-MS as a Tool for Carotenoid Assessment of Wild and Cultivated Cherry Tomatoes

“…The tomatoes were picked randomly from plants in each plot. More specifications of tomato growing conditions and time and stage of tomato fruit picking is available in [15].…”

Agronomic potential, pest resistance, and fruit quality in BC1F3 dwarf round tomato populations

“…The populations UFU-DW8, UFU-DW16, UFU-DW17, UFU-DW21, UFU-DW22, and UFU-DW25 exhibited the highest values of lycopene, with values 49%, 44%, 30%, 42%, 49%, and 41% superior to the commercial hybrid, respectively. The concentrations of lycopene in the fruit may depend on the genotype, the stage of maturity, and the interaction of the genotype with the environment (Londoño-Giraldo et al, 2020). In this study, the difference in the lycopene concentrations is explained by the genotype.…”