ISHS Acta Horticulturae 818: I International Symposium on Pomegranate and Minor Mediterranean Fruits
EVALUATION OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FRUIT CHARACTERISTICS OF SOME COMMERCIAL POMEGRANATE (PUNICA GRANATUM L.) CULTIVARS GROWN IN IRAN |
| Authors: | F. Varasteh, K. Arzani, Z. Zamani, A. Mohseni |
| Keywords: | fruit character, Punica granatum |
| Abstract:
Iran is one of the most important pomegranate producers and exporters in the world. In spite of various pomegranate cultivars grown in different regions of the country, few published data on the characteristics of the cultivars in the literature are available. The aim of this research was to study the main fruit characteristics of five commercial pomegranate cultivars including ‘Malas-e-Torsh-e-Saveh’, ‘Rabab-e-Neiriz’, ‘Malas-e-Yazdi’, ‘Shishe-Cap-e-Ferdows’ and ‘Naderi-e-Natanz’. Fresh weight, dry weight, volume, length, diameter, peel thickness, aril percentage, juice percentage, total soluble solids (TSS), titrable acidity (TA) and pH were the traits measured. The result of this research may be used to develop an index for cultivars selection for pomegranate production and breeding programs in the future. | |
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