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Research Article

Phenotypic Variations in External and Internal Fruit Quality Traits of Different Plum Accessions
Lehan Xia1
,
Long Chen1
,
Yuling Chen1
,
Zhenyu Huang12*
1Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450009, China
2Zhongyuan Research Center, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xinxiang 453519, China
*Corresponding Author
31 October 2023. pp. 522-536
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Abstract

Chinese plum (Prunus salicina Lindl.) is a fruit tree with a range of different fruit characteristics, such as different sizes, shapes, flavors, textures, and colors. The relationships between the economic characteristics, nutritional components, functional components, and antioxidant activities of plum fruit have rarely been reported. In order to select new and superior varieties of Chinese plum that are suitable for promotion in north China, eight Chinese plum varieties mainly cultivated in Henan Province (‘Purple amber plum’, ‘Green crisp plum’, ‘French plum’, ‘Princess plum’, ‘Huangganli’, ‘Huangjuli’, and ‘Friar plum’ from Zhengzhou city, and ‘Friar plum’ from Pingdingshan city) and five new breed accessions (‘7–15 plum’, ‘4–12 plum’, ‘1–24 plum’, ‘3–11 plum’, and ‘4–22 plum’) were used as subjects, with the main appearance indexes, nutrient components, functional components, and extract antioxidant activities from these fruits determined and analyzed. The results show that the same accessions of Chinese plum in different regions had the same fruit shape index values, whereas their fruit sizes, nutrient components, functional components and antioxidant activities showed significant differences. The total sugar content was extremely significantly positively correlated with reduced sugar contents and vitamin C (Vc) contents in the different accessions, with correlation coefficients of 0.926 and 0.708, respectively. The flavonoid contents and total phenolic contents in different accessions of plum fruits had an extremely significant positive correlation, with a correlation coefficient of 0.979 obtained. The flavonoid contents and total phenolic contents were significantly positively correlated with the ·OH scavenging capacity, showing correlation coefficients of 0.664 and 0.650, respectively. ‘Princess plum’ and ‘French plum’ had high flavonoid contents, total phenolic contents, and ·OH scavenging capacity levels; the ‘4–12 plum’ had a high triterpenoid acid content and DPPH· scavenging capacity; and ‘Huangganli’ had a high triterpenoid acid content and ·O2－scavenging capacity. These results confirm that Chinese plums are a good source of natural phenolic antioxidants.

Keywords
antioxidant activity
functional components
nutritional components
phenotypic traits
Prunus salicina L.
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  • Publisher :KOREAN SOCIETY FOR HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE
  • Publisher(Ko) :원예과학기술지
  • Journal Title :Horticultural Science and Technology
  • Journal Title(Ko) :원예과학기술지
  • Volume : 41
  • No :5
  • Pages :522-536
  • Received Date : 2023-05-05
  • Revised Date : 2023-06-23
  • Accepted Date : 2023-06-28
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.7235/HORT.20230045
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