Abstract
Naranjilla (Solanum quitoense Lam.) is an Andean fruit crop of high economic and nutraceutical value, appreciated for its acidic-aromatic flavour and its contents of carotenoids, vitamin C and phenolic compounds. However, naranjilla production is constrained by susceptibility to pests and diseases, which has promoted the use of wild relatives from section Lasiocarpa in breeding programmes. The objective of this study was to characterise the physical, chemical, mineral and antioxidant attributes of 21 naranjilla materials developed in Ecuador and to identify elite segregants using multivariate approaches. Significant differences were observed among segregants for all evaluated variables. Antioxidant capacity, together with polyphenols and flavonoids, explained the largest proportion of total variation, whereas soluble solids and acidity were associated with organoleptic quality. Segregant P40 stood out due to its high antioxidant activity, soluble solids content and fruit weight; hence, it was identified as the most outstanding elite material. These results confirm the potential of naranjilla breeding in improving both yield and fruit quality.
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Claim · model-written summary
Segregants differed significantly across all evaluated variables.
- Taxon
- Naranjilla
Solanum quitoenset0 - Material
- segregantse0
- Outcome
- all evaluated variablese0
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t0“Naranjilla (Solanum quitoense Lam.)”
e0“Significant differences were observed among segregants for all evaluated variables”
Claim · model-written summary
Antioxidant capacity, polyphenols, and flavonoids explained the largest proportion of total variation.
- Taxon
- NaranjillaSolanum quitoenset0
- Material
- Naranjillat0
- Outcome
- largest proportion of total variatione0
- Qualifier
- Antioxidant capacity, together with polyphenols and flavonoidse0
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t0“Naranjilla (Solanum quitoense Lam.)”
e0“Antioxidant capacity, together with polyphenols and flavonoids, explained the largest proportion of total variation”
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Soluble solids and acidity were associated with organoleptic quality.
- Taxon
- NaranjillaSolanum quitoenset0
- Material
- Naranjillat0
- Outcome
- organoleptic qualitye0
- Qualifier
- soluble solids and aciditye0
Not reportedDirection
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t0“Naranjilla (Solanum quitoense Lam.)”
e0“soluble solids and acidity were associated with organoleptic quality”
Claim · model-written summary
P40 had high antioxidant activity.
- Taxon
- NaranjillaSolanum quitoenset0
- Material
- P40e0
- Outcome
- antioxidant activitye0
- Direction
- highe0
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t0“Naranjilla (Solanum quitoense Lam.)”
e0“Segregant P40 stood out due to its high antioxidant activity, soluble solids content and fruit weight”
Claim · model-written summary
P40 had high soluble solids content.
- Taxon
- NaranjillaSolanum quitoenset0
- Material
- P40e0
- Outcome
- soluble solids contente0
- Direction
- highe0
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t0“Naranjilla (Solanum quitoense Lam.)”
e0“Segregant P40 stood out due to its high antioxidant activity, soluble solids content and fruit weight”
Claim · model-written summary
P40 had high fruit weight.
- Taxon
- NaranjillaSolanum quitoenset0
- Material
- P40e0
- Outcome
- fruit weighte0
- Direction
- highe0
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t0“Naranjilla (Solanum quitoense Lam.)”
e0“Segregant P40 stood out due to its high antioxidant activity, soluble solids content and fruit weight”
Claim · model-written summary
P40 was identified as the most outstanding elite material.
- Taxon
- NaranjillaSolanum quitoenset0
- Material
- P40e1
- Outcome
- most outstanding elite materiale0
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t0“Naranjilla (Solanum quitoense Lam.)”
e0“it was identified as the most outstanding elite material”
e1“Segregant P40 stood out”