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Pomological, biochemical and bioactive characteristics in fruits of quince cultivars grown in Türkiye

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|Aug 2025

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Figure 1.

Quince cultivars used in this study.
Quince cultivars used in this study.

Figure 2.

Pomological parameters of eight quince cultivars. Different letters indicate statistically significant differences at 0.05 level. NS, non-significant.
Pomological parameters of eight quince cultivars. Different letters indicate statistically significant differences at 0.05 level. NS, non-significant.

Figure 3.

Heat map clustering prepared with normalised data matrix of 8 quince cultivars and measured 29 fruit characteristics. DPPH, 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl; SSC, soluble solids content; TPC, total phenolic content.
Heat map clustering prepared with normalised data matrix of 8 quince cultivars and measured 29 fruit characteristics. DPPH, 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl; SSC, soluble solids content; TPC, total phenolic content.

AC and TPC in the skin and juice of quince fruits_

CultivarSkinJuice
AC (%)TPC (mg GAE · 100 g−1 FW)AC (%)TPC (mg GAE · 100 g−1 FW)
Ekmek97.60 a*345 a97.14 a200 c
Osmancık97.43 a339 a91.83 ab333 a
Bardacık97.60 a270 bc96.80 ab260 b
Altınayva87.13 c74 e83.98 c72 h
Kalecik96.72 ab193 d90.19 b157 d
Eşme95.49 b276 bc92.66 ab132 f
Acem97.09 a247 c91.72 ab111 g
Tekeç95.55 b284 b94.45 ab140 e

Organic acids in skin and juices of quince fruits_

CultivarSkinJuice
Malic (%)Succinic (%)Ascorbic (%)Malic (%)Succinic (%)Ascorbic (%)
Ekmek1.24 a1.02 a16.95 bc1.74 ab0.48 cd15.11 bc
Osmancık0.54 e0.48 f11.23 d0.60 d0.10 f8.81 e
Bardacık0.94 d0.67 cde16.37 bc1.78 ab0.65 b17.09 b
Altınayva1.08 c0.64 def12.08 d1.99 ab0.65 b17.62 ab
Kalecik0.87 d0.53 ef13.73 cd1.14 c0.18 ef10.65 de
Eşme1.20 ab0.74 bcd21.41 a1.74 b0.62 bc16.21 b
Acem1.10 bc0.87 ab16.98 bc2.06 a0.96 a20.79 a
Tekeç1.06 c0.83 bc18.14 b1.27 c0.34 de12.48 cd

pH, SSC and acidity values in fruits of eight quince cultivars_

CultivarpHSSC (%)Acidity (%)
Ekmek3.10 cd*15.80 cde0.52 a
Osmancık3.04 d15.43 de0.46 a
Bardacık3.29 bc15.63 de0.51 a
Altınayva3.56 a19.06 ab0.23 b
Kalecik3.33 b17.92 bc0.54 a
Eşme3.23 bcd16.26 cde0.43 ab
Acem3.27 bc20.20 a0.52 a
Tekeç3.19 bcd14.16 e0.43 ab

Sugars (%) in skin and juices of quince fruits_

CultivarSkinJuice
Glucose (%)Fructose (%)Sucrose (%)Glucose (%)Fructose (%)Sucrose (%)
Ekmek2.78 cd*5.75 a1.00 bc3.87 a6.82 a1.32 d
Osmancık2.02 e4.22 e0.77 de2.17 f4.56 e1.37 cd
Bardacık3.21 a4.57 d0.92 cd2.72 d6.40 b1.10 e
Altınayva2.63 d5.82 a1.04 bc2.78 cd6.35 bc1.47 bc
Kalecik2.80 cd5.82 a0.70 e2.52 e6.03 c1.73 a
Eşme2.85 bcd5.08 c1.27 a2.92 bc6.26 bc1.82 a
Acem3.00 abc5.46 b1.09 abc3.09 b6.10 bc1.53 b
Tekeç3.10 ab5.25 bc1.14 ab2.34 f5.63 d1.27 d
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fhort-2025-0011 | Journal eISSN: 2083-5965 | Journal ISSN: 0867-1761
Language: English
Page range: 127 - 137
Submitted on: Dec 11, 2024
Accepted on: Jun 23, 2025
Published on: Aug 11, 2025
Published by: Polish Society for Horticultural Sciences (PSHS)
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2025 Burhanettin Imrak, Nesibe Ebru Kafkas, Ayşegül Esra Gölcü, Sezai Ercisli, Samina Yasmin, Melekber Sulusoglu Durul, Sona Skrovankova, Jiri Mlcek, published by Polish Society for Horticultural Sciences (PSHS)
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