Ascorbate pool, sugars and organic acids in black currant (Ribes nigrum L.) berries are strongly influenced by genotype and post-flowering temperature.

Background: Marked effects of the climatic environment on fruit chemical composition have often been demonstrated in field experiments. However, complex covariations of several climatic factors in the natural environment complicate the interpretation of such experiments and the identification of the causal factors. This can be better achieved in a phytotron where the various climatic factors can be varied systematically.

Influence of Controlled Postflowering Temperature and Daylength on Individual Phenolic Compounds in Four Black Currant Cultivars.

The effects of postflowering temperature and daylength on the concentration of individual phenolic compounds were studied in black currant (Ribes nigrum L.) berries under controlled phytotron conditions. The four cultivars studied varied greatly in their concentrations of individual phenolic compounds and temperature stability for accumulation.

Effects of Organic and Waste-Derived Fertilizers on Yield, Nitrogen and Glucosinolate Contents, and Sensory Quality of Broccoli (Brassica oleracea L. var. italica).

Organic vegetable production attempts to pursue multiple goals concerning influence on environment, production resources, and human health. In areas with limited availability of animal manure, there is a need for considering various off-farm nutrient resources for such production. Different organic and waste-derived fertilizer materials were used for broccoli production at two latitudes (58° and 67°) in Norway during two years.

Quality and chemical composition of ten red raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.) genotypes during three harvest seasons.

Colour and chemical composition of fruits of 10 red raspberry genotypes grown in Nordic climate during three harvest seasons were studied. The main phenolic compounds in the fruits were ellagitannins and anthocyanins, contributing 57% and 42% to the quantified phenolic compounds, respectively. Cyanidin-3-sophoroside was the most abundant anthocyanin (61%).

Effects of ripeness and cultivar on chemical composition of strawberry (Fragaria×ananassa Duch.) fruits and their suitability for jam production as a stable product at different storage temperatures.

Effects of ripeness (nearly ripe, ripe, fully ripe) and cultivar ('Blink', 'Polka' and 'Senga Sengana') on colour and chemical composition of strawberry fruits and their suitability for jam production, evaluated as stability during storage at 4 and 20°C for 3 and 6months, were investigated. Quality traits of fruits and jams were significantly affected by both ripeness stage and cultivar. However, after 6months of storage, particularly at 20°C, the effects of fruit ripeness and cultivar were considerably reduced.

Diurnal and light regulation of sulphur assimilation and glucosinolate biosynthesis in Arabidopsis.

Glucosinolates are a major class of sulphur-containing secondary metabolites involved in plant defence against pathogens. Recently many regulatory links between glucosinolate biosynthesis and sulphate assimilation were established. Since sulphate assimilation undergoes diurnal rhythm and is light regulated, this study analysed whether the same is true for glucosinolate biosynthesis.