Article
Textural, nutritional and functional attributes in tomato genotypes for breeding better quality varieties.
Journal of the science of food and agriculture - 30 Jan 2010
Saha Supradip, Hedau Nirmal K, Mahajan Vinay, Singh Gyanendra, Gupta Hari S, Gahalain Anita
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Screening of natural biodiversity for their better quality attributes is of prime importance for quality breeding programmes. A set of 53 tomato genotypes was measured for their textural [skin firmness, pericarp thickness, total soluble solids (TSS)], nutritional [phosphorus (P), potassium (K), iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), manganese (Mn) and titrable acidity (TA)] and functional (beta-carotene,...
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