Yield and physicochemical quality of Physalis peruviana L. fruit related to the resistance response against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. physali

Cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana L.) is a fruit of great interest, due to its high nutritional and potential medicinal value. Vascular wilt disease caused by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. Physali (Foph) is responsible for crop losses of up to 100% which makes necessary to identify resistan...

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Published inAgronomía colombiana Vol. 37; no. 2; pp. 120 - 128
Main Authors Mayorga-Cubillos, Franklin, Argüelles-Cárdenas, Jorge, Rodríguez-Velásquez, Edwin, González-Almario, Carolina, Ariza-Nieto, Claudia, Barrero, Luz Stella
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Facultad de Agronomía 01.05.2019
Centro Editorial of Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Subjects
AGRONOMY
antioxidant capacity
fruit quality
promising genotypes
vascular wilt
antioxidant capacity
marchitez vascular
calidad de fruto
promising genotypes
capacidad antioxidante
vascular wilt
genotipos promisorios
fruit quality
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Summary:Cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana L.) is a fruit of great interest, due to its high nutritional and potential medicinal value. Vascular wilt disease caused by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. Physali (Foph) is responsible for crop losses of up to 100% which makes necessary to identify resistant cultivars. To contribute to crop improvement processes, a physicochemical characterization was performed on fruits of 33 cape gooseberry genotypes using 18 quantitative descriptors. The genotypes were planted in the field under high and no pressure of Foph. The Student’s t test detected statistically significant differences (P<0.05) between the two conditions for yield, fruit cracking (%) and fruit juice pH. The principal component analysis explained in five factors 84.96% of the total variance, in which the fruit physical variables were the major contributor to the first component (41.65%). Cluster analysis grouped the genotypes under high and no pressure in seven and eight clusters, respectively. Two contrasting genotypesshowing differential resistance response to the pathogen wereanalyzed for fruit antioxidant capacity, in which DPPH and ORAC methods presented significant differences (P<0.05) between the two genotypes with greater antioxidant activity in the susceptible material.
ISSN:0120-9965
2357-3732
DOI:10.15446/agron.colomb.v37n2.77550