Determination of the chemical compounds and mineral contents in tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.) grown under deficit irrigation conditions
1 Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Ataturk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey.
2 Department of Agricultural Structures and Irrigation, Faculty of Agriculture, Ataturk University 25240 Erzurum-Turkey.
3 Department of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts, School of Tourism and Hotel Management, İbrahim Çeçen University, 04100 Ağrı, Turkey
4 Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ataturk University, 25240, Erzurum, Turkey.
Research Article
GSC Advanced Research and Reviews, 2021, 06(01), 001-008.
Article DOI: 10.30574/gscarr.2021.6.1.0049
Publication history:
Received on 07 June 2020; revised on 25 December 2020; accepted on 29 December 2020
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of deficit irrigation applications on the chemical compounds and mineral contents of tomatoes. In the study, a tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L) hybrid "Nehir F1" was grown in a greenhouse that had a natural light, heating and ventilation system and was covered with polycarbonate material. The tomatoes were irrigated every three days by applying 60% (T1), 80% (T2), 100% (T3) and 120% (T4) of the evaporation value after reading and determining it from the reduced evaporation pan. The tomatoes were harvested at the red-ripe maturity stage and analyses were performed. As a result of the study a total of 60 compounds were determined in the tomato samples by using Gas chromatography/Mass Spectrometer system. The most abundant compounds in terms of both amount and variety in the tomatoes were identified as ketones, sugars and fatty acid esters. Furthermore, the mineral content of the tomatoes changed according to the irrigation application. K, Mg, P, Ca and Fe were accumulated in the all tomatoes samples.
Keywords:
Tomato; Solanum lycopersicum; Deficit irrigation; Chemical compound profile; Mineral content; GC-MS
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