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<p>The study of the fruit quality of five Ukrainian persimmon cultivars ‘Pamiat Cherniaeva’ (“Memory of Cherniaev”), ‘Chuchupaka’, ‘Sosnivska’, ‘Bozhyi Dar’ (“God's gift”), and ‘Dar Sofiivky’ (“Gift of Sofiivka”) showed that their fresh mass varies from 48.4 g (‘Chuchupaka’) to 113.2 g (‘Pamiat Cherniaeva’). ‘Pamiat Cherniaeva’ and ‘Dar Sofiivky’ produced the largest fruits. ‘Dar Sofiivky’, ‘Sosnivska’, and ‘Chuchupaka’ fruits had the highest dry matter content. The highest sweetness level expressed in the sugar-acid index was in the ‘Dar Sofiivky’ fruits, the lowest in ‘Pamiat Cherniaeva’. This cultivar also had the lowest amount of total pectins and polyphenols. All evaluated parameters varied considerably between cultivars.</p>
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The study of the fruit quality of five Ukrainian persimmon cultivars ‘Pamiat Cherniaeva’ (“Memory of Cherniaev”), ‘Chuchupaka’, ‘Sosnivska’, ‘Bozhyi Dar’ (“God's gift”), and ‘Dar Sofiivky’ (“Gift of Sofiivka”) showed that their fresh mass varies from 48.4 g (‘Chuchupaka’) to 113.2 g (‘Pamiat Cherniaeva’). ‘Pamiat Cherniaeva’ and ‘Dar Sofiivky’ produced the largest fruits. ‘Dar Sofiivky’, ‘Sosnivska’, and ‘Chuchupaka’ fruits had the highest dry matter content. The highest sweetness level expressed in the sugar-acid index was in the ‘Dar Sofiivky’ fruits, the lowest in ‘Pamiat Cherniaeva’. This cultivar also had the lowest amount of total pectins and polyphenols. All evaluated parameters varied considerably between cultivars.

Biochemical Composition of Persimmon Fruit (<italic>Diospyros kaki</italic> L.) Bred in Ukraine

National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine

Journal of Horticultural Research

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Biochemical Composition of Persimmon Fruit ( L.) Bred in Ukraine

The study of the fruit quality of five Ukrainian persimmon cultivars ‘Pamiat Cherniaeva’ (“Memory of Cherniaev”), ‘Chuchupaka’, ‘Sosnivska’, ‘Bozhyi Dar’...

Biochemical Composition of Persimmon Fruit (Diospyros kaki L.) Bred in Ukraine

Article Category: Short communication

Published Online: Jul 16, 2023

Page range: 55 - 60

Received: Feb 01, 2023

Accepted: Apr 01, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/johr-2023-0001

Keywords
ascorbic acid, dry mater, polyphenols, sugars

© 2023 Liudmyla Mycolaivna Shevchuk et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Biochemical Composition of Persimmon Fruit (Diospyros kaki L.) Bred in Ukraine

Article Category: Short communication

Published Online: Jul 16, 2023

Page range: 55 - 60

Received: Feb 01, 2023

Accepted: Apr 01, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/johr-2023-0001

Keywordsascorbic acid, dry mater, polyphenols, sugars

© 2023 Liudmyla Mycolaivna Shevchuk et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
ascorbic acid, dry mater, polyphenols, sugars