Abstract
γ-Aminobutyric (GABA) is a non-protein amino acid that has been reported to affect different plant developmental processes, including delay of fruit senescence and maintenance of quality when applied as postharvest treatment. In this experiment, GABA treatments (10, 50 and 100 mM) were applied by foliar spray to ‘Mollar de Elche’ pomegranate trees at three key points of fruit development. Results showed that GABA treatments increased crop yield in a dose-dependent way, this effect being due to a higher number of fruit harvested per tree. In addition, GABA treatments led to a deeper red colour of pomegranate skin and arils, the highest effects being observed for 100 mM dose. Total phenolic and total anthocyanin concentrations were also increased by GABA treatment, while other quality parameters such as total soluble solids, total acidity or firmness were not affected by treatments. Then, GABA preharvest treatment, applied at 100 mM, could be a useful tool to increase the economic profit of pomegranate crop, since higher yield and fruit with higher colour were obtained, which is an important quality parameter for this cultivar. In addition, aril total phenolics and anthocyanin content were increased, which would lead to enhance the antioxidant properties and health benefits for consumers.
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Claim · model-written summary
GABA sprays increased crop yield in a dose-dependent way.
- Taxon
- pomegranate trees
Punica granatumt0 - Treatment
- GABA treatmentse0
- Outcome
- crop yielde0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Qualifier
- dose-dependent waye0
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e0“GABA treatments increased crop yield in a dose-dependent way”
t0“pomegranate trees”
Claim · model-written summary
GABA sprays increased the number of fruit harvested per tree.
- Taxon
- pomegranate treesPunica granatumt0
- Treatment
- GABA treatmentse1
- Outcome
- number of fruit harvested per treee0
- Direction
- highere0
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e0“this effect being due to a higher number of fruit harvested per tree”
e1“GABA treatments increased crop yield”
t0“pomegranate trees”
Claim · model-written summary
GABA deepened the red colour of pomegranate skin and arils, most at 100 mM.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatume0
- Treatment
- GABA treatmentse0
- Outcome
- red colour of pomegranate skin and arilse0
- Direction
- deepere0
- Qualifier
- 100 mM dosee0
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e0“GABA treatments led to a deeper red colour of pomegranate skin and arils, the highest effects being observed for 100 mM dose”
Claim · model-written summary
GABA increased total phenolic concentrations.
- Taxon
- pomegranate treesPunica granatumt0
- Treatment
- GABA treatmente0
- Outcome
- Total phenolice0
- Direction
- increasede0
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e0“Total phenolic and total anthocyanin concentrations were also increased by GABA treatment”
t0“pomegranate trees”
Claim · model-written summary
GABA increased total anthocyanin concentrations.
- Taxon
- pomegranate treesPunica granatumt0
- Treatment
- GABA treatmente0
- Outcome
- total anthocyanin concentrationse0
- Direction
- increasede0
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e0“Total phenolic and total anthocyanin concentrations were also increased by GABA treatment”
t0“pomegranate trees”
Claim · model-written summary
GABA did not affect soluble solids, acidity or firmness.
- Taxon
- pomegranate treesPunica granatumt0
- Treatment
- GABA treatmentse1
- Outcome
- total soluble solids, total acidity or firmnesse0
- Direction
- not affectede0
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Verbatim
e0“total soluble solids, total acidity or firmness were not affected by treatments”
e1“GABA treatments led to”
t0“pomegranate trees”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors suggest 100 mM preharvest GABA to increase pomegranate crop profit.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatume0
- Treatment
- GABA preharvest treatment, applied at 100 mMe0
- Outcome
- increase the economic profit of pomegranate crope0
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Verbatim
e0“GABA preharvest treatment, applied at 100 mM, could be a useful tool to increase the economic profit of pomegranate crop”
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