The Effect of Water Supply on Sweet Cherry Phytochemicals in Bud, Leaf and Fruit
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Sugars and Organic Acids
2.2. Phenolics
2.3. Shoot Length, Yield Efficiency and Fruit Weight Measurements
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Experimental Design
4.2. Sampling and Sample Preparation for Biochemical Analysis
4.3. Sugars and Organic Acids
4.4. Phenolics
4.5. Chemicals
4.6. Shoot Length, Yield Efficiency and Fruit Weight Measurements
4.7. Statistical Analysis
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Irrigated | Non-irrigated | ANOVA a | |||||
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Gisela 5 | Weiroot 72 | Gisela 5 | Weiroot 72 | I | R | I × R | |
Total sugars | 740.3 ± 19.8 Y | 810.4 ± 21.8 X | 724.5 ± 17.4 Y | 765.5 ± 25.8 X | NS | *** | NS |
Total organic acids | 70.9 ± 3.4 AY | 78.0 ± 2.2 AX | 62.7 ± 1.7 BY | 68.5 ± 0.9 BX | *** | ** | NS |
Total hydroxycinnamic acids | 1.01 ± 0.02 ab | 1.10 ± 0.02 a | 1.01 ± 0.03 ab | 1.22 ± 0.04 b | * | *** | * |
Total flavonols and flavanols | 0.95 ± 0.04 B | 0.92 ± 0.03 B | 1.01 ± 0.03 A | 1.07 ± 0.04 A | ** | NS | NS |
Total anthocyanins | 2.6 ± 0.1 Y | 3.1 ± 0.1 X | 2.5 ± 0.1 Y | 3.1 ± 0.1 X | NS | *** | NS |
Sugar/acid ratio | 10.4 ± 0.7 | 10.3 ± 0.4 | 11.6 ± 0.4 | 11.2 ± 0.4 | NS | NS | NS |
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Chicago/Turabian StyleVosnjak, Matej, Davor Mrzlic, Metka Hudina, and Valentina Usenik. 2021. "The Effect of Water Supply on Sweet Cherry Phytochemicals in Bud, Leaf and Fruit" Plants 10, no. 6: 1131. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10061131