Author/Authors :
Tütüncü, Mehmet Ondokuz Mayıs University - Agriculture Faculty - Horticulture Department, Turkey , Sarıer, Abdulkadir Çukurova University - Pozantı Agricultural Research and Application Center, Turkey , İmrak, Burhanettin Çukurova University - Pozantı Agricultural Research and Application Center, Turkey , Çömlekçioğlu, Songül Çukurova University - Agriculture Faculty - Horticulture Department, Turkey , Küden, Ali Çukurova University - Agriculture Faculty - Horticulture Department, Turkey , Küden, Ayzin Baykam Çukurova University - Agriculture Faculty - Horticulture Department, Turkey
Abstract :
The study was performed on thirty one cactus pear genotypes selected from Adana province in Turkey to determine their pomological characteristics. Fruits of selected genotypes were collected from their natural sites in 2012 and 2013 and the fruit characteristics were evaluated by using ten different fruit traits. The results showed that the average fruit weight was about 80 g, the average seed number per fruit was 240 and the fruit shape of the selected genotypes was generally elliptical (64.74%). Ease of fruit peeling were classified as medium (54.83%). Total Soluble Solids (TSS) of the genotypes were determined between 7% and 15% and the pH value was between 5.17 and 7.36. Titratable acidity content (TA) was found to be significantly different in a genotype-dependent way and acidity varied between 1.94% and 9.08%. The simplified scoring method was used to evaluate the selected genotypes and the genotype of 01 OP 19 gave the highest score.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Opuntia , Pomology , Prickly pear Selection , Weighted ranked , method
