TY - JOUR 
A1 - Morales, Julia
AU - Bermejo, Almudena
AU - Navarro, Pilar
AU - Salvador, Alejandra
T1 - Rootstock Effect on Physico-Chemical and Nutritional Quality of Mandarin ‘Clemenules’ during the Harvest Season
Y1 - 2020
SN - 2073-4395
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6964
AB - This study reports the influence of eight rootstocks (‘Carrizo’ (CC), ‘C-35’ (C35) ‘Cleopatra’
(CL), ‘Volkameriana’ (VK), ‘Macrophylla’ (M), ‘Forner-Alcaide 5’ (FA5), ‘Forner-Alcaide 13’ (FA13)
and ‘Forner-Alcaide V17’ (V17)) on the physico-chemical and nutritional quality of ‘Clemenules’
mandarins at three harvest times during two seasons. Fruit quality parameters were influenced by
rootstocks, and this e ect was mostly harvest time -dependent. External color was overall influenced
by rootstocks upon the first harvest. FA13 and C35 induced a breakthrough in color change, while V17
brought about the greatest color increase. CL and V17 initially delayed the fruit maturity index. In the
last harvest, while CL had one of the highest maturity indices, V17 exhibited the lowest as acidity
was maintained as harvest advanced. The CC and M fruit had the highest and lowest sucrose content,
respectively. The highest glucose and fructose contents in fruit were induced by V17, FA5 and CC.
The highest citric acid content was displayed by V17 in all the harvests. The FA13, C35 and VK fruit
exhibited the highest malic acid content. The e ect that rootstock exert on ascorbic acid and flavonoid
content depends on the studied season. The results reveal the importance of conducting studies
during di erent seasons to obtain robust results.
KW - Maturity index
KW - F60  Plant physiology and biochemistry
KW - Q01  Food science and technology
KW - Ascorbic acid
KW - Flavonoids
KW - Organic acids
KW - Sugar
KW - Firmness
KW - Color
LA - en
PB - MDPI
ER -