ISHS Acta Horticulturae 576: International Conference on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. Possibilities and Limitations of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Production in the 21st Century
HESPERIDIN IN CITRUS SPECIES, QUANTITATIVE DISTRIBUTION DURING FRUIT MATURATION AND OPTIMAL HARVESTING TIME |
| Authors: | R. Omidbaigi, M.F. Nasiri, Z.B. Sadr |
| Keywords: | Citrus species, flavonoids, hesperidin, harvest time, fruit maturation |
| Abstract:
The experiment was done in the Citrus Research Organisation located in Ramsar (North of Iran) and was conducted through two successive seasons of 1997 and 1998. We have studied the effect of harvest time on fruit growth and hesperidin content of 4 Citrus species. Weight, diameter and peel thickness were characteristic to the species. The highest hesperidin content in different Citrus species, used in those investigations, was obtained 50 to 60 days after full bloom. Citrus species had been differentiated according to their hesperidin content. As the local sweet orange is cultivated on large scale in the North of Iran, therefore it is a suitable source to produce hesperidin. | |
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