Table 2 Descriptive analysis of phenological and biochemical characteristics in ‘zereshk bidaneh’ and 90 F1 progenies from interspecies hybrids of barberry.
Trait | Abb | Unit | Min | Max | Mean | ±SD | CV (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Starting of flowering | SF | date | 15-Apr | 5-May | 25-Apr | - | |
Full bloom | FB | date | 20-Apr | 9-May | 27-Apr | - | |
Petal fall | PF | date | 25-Apr | 13-May | 4-May | - | |
Harvesting time | HT | date | 26-Oct | 4-Dec | 10-Nov | - | |
Total anthocyanin content | TAC | mg/L | 133.36 | 2063.55 | 614.44 | ± 414.49 | 67.45 |
Vitamin C | VC | % | 81.74 | 136.56 | 108.49 | ± 12.98 | 11.95 |
Total antioxidant activity | TAA | % | 7.89 | 90 | 66.59 | ± 18.07 | 27.12 |
Total phenolic content | TPC | mg GAE/100 g | 1224 | 2082 | 1770.49 | ± 180.41 | 10.19 |
Total soluble solids | TSS | ˚Brix | 14 | 38 | 29.27 | ± 4.60 | 15.72 |
pH | pH | - | 2.66 | 3.76 | 3.09 | ± 0.24 | 7.77 |
Titratable acidity | TA | % | 4.1 | 32.65 | 13.46 | ± 5.58 | 41.46 |
Flavor index | FI | - | 0.98 | 7.68 | 2.65 | ± 1.41 | 53.26 |
