Phenotyping Local Eggplant Varieties: Commitment to Biodiversity and Nutritional Quality Preservation
Given the little variability among commercialised eggplants mainly in developed countries, exploring, and structuring of traditional varieties germplasm collections have become a key element for extending ecotypes and promoting biodiversity preservation and consumption. Thirty-one eggplant landraces...
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| author | Martínez-Ispizua, Eva Calatayud, Ángeles Marsal, José I. Mateos-Fernández, Rubén Díez, María José Soler, Salvador Valcárcel, José Vicente Martínez-Cuenca, Mary-Rus |
| author_browse | Calatayud, Ángeles Díez, María José Marsal, José I. Martínez-Cuenca, Mary-Rus Martínez-Ispizua, Eva Mateos-Fernández, Rubén Soler, Salvador Valcárcel, José Vicente |
| author_facet | Martínez-Ispizua, Eva Calatayud, Ángeles Marsal, José I. Mateos-Fernández, Rubén Díez, María José Soler, Salvador Valcárcel, José Vicente Martínez-Cuenca, Mary-Rus |
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| description | Given the little variability among commercialised eggplants mainly in developed countries, exploring, and structuring of traditional varieties germplasm collections have become a key element for extending ecotypes and promoting biodiversity preservation and consumption. Thirty-one eggplant landraces from Spain were characterised with 22 quantitative and 14 qualitative conventional morphological descriptors. Landraces were grouped based on their fruit skin colour (black-purple, striped, white, and reddish). Landraces B7, B20, and B24 were left out for their distinctive fruit characteristics. Wide variation for plant, leaf, flower, and fruit phenology traits was observed across the local landraces, and fruit descriptors were considered the most important ones. In a second experiment, landraces, B14, B16, and B17 were selected to determine fruit quality. By contemplating the benefits provided by antioxidants and sugars for human health, pulp antioxidant capacity, total phenolic, ascorbic acid, carotenoid, flavonoid, and total sugar content were determined. Significant differences were observed across these three landraces, and B14 was highlighted for its antioxidant properties, while B17 stood out for its high sugar content. B16 did not stand out for any traits. The results indicate the wide variability in eggplants for their phenotypic and nutritional characteristics, which emphasises the importance of traditional varieties as the main source of agricultural biodiversity. |
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| spelling | ReDivia77092025-04-25T14:48:30Z Phenotyping Local Eggplant Varieties: Commitment to Biodiversity and Nutritional Quality Preservation Martínez-Ispizua, Eva Calatayud, Ángeles Marsal, José I. Mateos-Fernández, Rubén Díez, María José Soler, Salvador Valcárcel, José Vicente Martínez-Cuenca, Mary-Rus Lanraces Traditional varieties Fruit quality F02 Plant propagation F30 Plant genetics and breeding F70 Plant taxonomy and geography F60 Plant physiology and biochemistry Q01 Food science and technology Q04 Food composition S01 Human nutrition - General aspects Eggplant Phenotypes Spain Agronomic traits Organoleptic traits Vegetable skin Germplasm banks Nutritional value Agrobiodiversity Given the little variability among commercialised eggplants mainly in developed countries, exploring, and structuring of traditional varieties germplasm collections have become a key element for extending ecotypes and promoting biodiversity preservation and consumption. Thirty-one eggplant landraces from Spain were characterised with 22 quantitative and 14 qualitative conventional morphological descriptors. Landraces were grouped based on their fruit skin colour (black-purple, striped, white, and reddish). Landraces B7, B20, and B24 were left out for their distinctive fruit characteristics. Wide variation for plant, leaf, flower, and fruit phenology traits was observed across the local landraces, and fruit descriptors were considered the most important ones. In a second experiment, landraces, B14, B16, and B17 were selected to determine fruit quality. By contemplating the benefits provided by antioxidants and sugars for human health, pulp antioxidant capacity, total phenolic, ascorbic acid, carotenoid, flavonoid, and total sugar content were determined. Significant differences were observed across these three landraces, and B14 was highlighted for its antioxidant properties, while B17 stood out for its high sugar content. B16 did not stand out for any traits. The results indicate the wide variability in eggplants for their phenotypic and nutritional characteristics, which emphasises the importance of traditional varieties as the main source of agricultural biodiversity. 2021-10-28T15:27:22Z 2021-10-28T15:27:22Z 2021 article publishedVersion Martínez-Ispizua, E., Calatayud, Á., Marsal, J. I., Mateos-Fernández, R., Díez, M. J., Soler, S. (2021). Phenotyping Local Eggplant Varieties: Commitment to Biodiversity and Nutritional Quality Preservation. Front. Plant Sci. 12, 696272. 1664-462X http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/7709 10.3389/fpls.2021.696272 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2021.696272/full en This work has been cofinanced by the Generalitat Valenciana, Conselleria de Agricultura, Desarrollo Rural, Emergencia Climática y Transición Ecológica, IVIA, and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 España http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ openAccess Frontiers Media electronico |
| spellingShingle | Lanraces Traditional varieties Fruit quality F02 Plant propagation F30 Plant genetics and breeding F70 Plant taxonomy and geography F60 Plant physiology and biochemistry Q01 Food science and technology Q04 Food composition S01 Human nutrition - General aspects Eggplant Phenotypes Spain Agronomic traits Organoleptic traits Vegetable skin Germplasm banks Nutritional value Agrobiodiversity Martínez-Ispizua, Eva Calatayud, Ángeles Marsal, José I. Mateos-Fernández, Rubén Díez, María José Soler, Salvador Valcárcel, José Vicente Martínez-Cuenca, Mary-Rus Phenotyping Local Eggplant Varieties: Commitment to Biodiversity and Nutritional Quality Preservation |
| title | Phenotyping Local Eggplant Varieties: Commitment to Biodiversity and Nutritional Quality Preservation |
| title_full | Phenotyping Local Eggplant Varieties: Commitment to Biodiversity and Nutritional Quality Preservation |
| title_fullStr | Phenotyping Local Eggplant Varieties: Commitment to Biodiversity and Nutritional Quality Preservation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Phenotyping Local Eggplant Varieties: Commitment to Biodiversity and Nutritional Quality Preservation |
| title_short | Phenotyping Local Eggplant Varieties: Commitment to Biodiversity and Nutritional Quality Preservation |
| title_sort | phenotyping local eggplant varieties commitment to biodiversity and nutritional quality preservation |
| topic | Lanraces Traditional varieties Fruit quality F02 Plant propagation F30 Plant genetics and breeding F70 Plant taxonomy and geography F60 Plant physiology and biochemistry Q01 Food science and technology Q04 Food composition S01 Human nutrition - General aspects Eggplant Phenotypes Spain Agronomic traits Organoleptic traits Vegetable skin Germplasm banks Nutritional value Agrobiodiversity |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/7709 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2021.696272/full |
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