Study of the Quality Attributes of Selected Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) Varieties Grown under Different Irrigation Regimes and Cultivation Systems
Open Access
- 27 November 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by MDPI AG in Applied Sciences
- Vol. 10 (23), 8459
- https://doi.org/10.3390/app10238459
Abstract
Quality parameters are always of major importance in fruit sensory perception and they are influenced by the agriculture and environmental strategies of water-use efficiency that in the last few years are being developed due to water scarcity. Blueberry fruit quality depends on several factors, such as variety, water availability or cultivation system. The purpose of this work was to determine the effect of deficit irrigation and cultivation systems on the quality of three blueberry cultivars along two consecutive seasons. Three blueberry varieties (‘Rocio’, V2 and V3) were subjected to two irrigation regimes (100% and 80% crop evapotranspiration) and grown under two cultivation systems (open field and plastic tunnels). Their quality attributes (color, sugars, acidity, firmness, size and weight) were evaluated over two consecutive seasons (2011–2012). The application of deficit irrigation did not significantly affect the quality parameters, except for an increase in firmness. The cultivation system used influenced the quality attributes of blueberries cultivated under plastic tunnels in both seasons, increasing the soluble solids content and decreasing the titratable acidity. All the studied quality parameters were significantly affected by genetic factors. The V2 cultivar was the most influenced by the cultivation system. In conclusion, the use of deficit irrigation and plastic tunnels in blueberry cultivation is a good alternative to obtain fruits with enhanced quality features.This publication has 47 references indexed in Scilit:
- Pre-harvest factors influencing the quality of berriesScientia Horticulturae, 2018
- Composition of Polyphenols and Antioxidant Activity of Rabbiteye Blueberry (Vaccinium ashei) in NanjingJournal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2013
- Influence of climatic conditions on the phenolic composition of Vitis vinifera L. cv. GracianoAnalytica Chimica Acta, 2012
- EFFECT OF FERTILIZATION ON THE LOWBUSH BLUEBERRY PRODUCTIVITY AND FRUIT COMPOSITION IN PEAT SOILJournal of Plant Nutrition, 2011
- Effects of nitrate contamination and seasonal variation on the denitrification and greenhouse gas production in La Rocina Stream (Doñana National Park, SW Spain)Ecological Engineering, 2011
- Separation, Characterization and Quantification of Phenolic Compounds in Blueberries and Red and Black Currants by HPLC−DAD−ESI-MSnJournal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2011
- Influence of environmental and genetic factors on health-related compounds in strawberryFood Chemistry, 2011
- Chemistry and Biochemistry of Dietary PolyphenolsNutrients, 2010
- Drought tolerance improvement in crop plants: An integrated view from breeding to genomicsField Crops Research, 2008
- Deficit Irrigation as a Strategy to Save Water: Physiology and Potential Application to HorticultureJournal of Integrative Plant Biology, 2007