Effects of a local tomato rootstock on the agronomic, functional and sensory quality of the fruit of a recovered local tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) named “Tomate Limachino Antiguo”
Autor
Martínez, Juan Pablo
Fuentes, Raúl
Farías, Karen
Loyola-López, Nelson
Freixas, Alejandra
Stange, Claudia
Sagredo, Boris
Quinet, Muriel
Lutts, Stanley
Profesor Guía
MartínezFecha
2022Resumen
The Old Limachino Tomato is a valuable fruit with exceptional nutritional values and
organoleptic sensory properties. However, it suffers from a short shelf-life, compromising postharvest behavior. As an attempt to improve the fruit’s qualities, Limachino (L) scion was grafted
onto rootstock from the rustic landrace Poncho Negro (R). Fruits produced in this graft combination
were compared with fruits produced by self-grafted plants (L/L) and from a long-shelf-life cultivar
Seminis (LSL). The trials were carried out for 146 days during summer of two consecutive years.
Poncho Negro rootstock increased the total number of fruits produced by Limachino scion (L/R).
It did not affect the fresh weight of individual fruits but reduced their water content. It has no
impact on the Limachino fruit form (quality), a typical characteristic well appreciated by consumers.
Fruits produced by LSL exhibited a higher firmness but a lower titratable acidity and antioxidant
capacity than L/R and L/L fruits. Panels of 104 untrained final consumers and a trained panel of
13 experts attributed the highest value to L/R fruits and the lowest one to LSL. It was concluded that
Poncho Negro rootstock contributes to increasing preferences and the level of acceptability towards
Limachino fruits. Further research is needed to develop local technologies in order to expand the
production of local tomatoes that are highly valued by consumers.
Fuente
Agronomy, 12(9), 2178Link de Acceso
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