High-Throughput Screening of Sensory and Nutritional Characteristics for Cultivar Selection in Commercial Hydroponic Greenhouse Crop Production
Table 11
LS mean values1 of organic acids (mg/100 g DW) of hydroponically grown (GH) and store-bought (SB) cherry tomato, beefsteak tomato, cucumber, arugula, and bibb lettuce evaluated using high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC).
Crops
Varieties
Ascorbic acid
Malic acid
Citric acid
Fumaric acid
Cherry tomato
GH
Apero
108.15
25.48
2.04
0.14
GH
Apero-6
317.52
5.30
5.60
0.24
GH
Favorita
85.01
11.93
4.10
0.16
GH
Favorita-6
44.94
4.45
2.01
0.13
GH
Juanita
81.74
18.99
4.82
0.19
GH
Juanita-6
241.30
3.21
1.60
0.15
SB
Jardino
82.82
37.44
4.20
0.24
SB
Cherries
119.29
58.92
1.59
0.09
SB
Fruiterie
84.28
32.98
0.50
0.16
Mean
129.45
22.08
2.97
0.17
Beefsteak tomato
GH
Arbason
117.72
4.33
2.59
0.26
GH
Caramba
125.16
6.38
2.71
0.26
GH
Geronimo
46.46
109.65
0.09
0.16
GH
Trust
178.78
4.11
1.04
0.21
SB
Kaliroy
497.97
6.34
3.54
0.10
SB
BionatureL
306.23
10.14
3.92
0.18
SB
BionatureP
119.00
1.21
2.10
0.08
Mean
198.76
20.31
2.29
0.18
Cucumber
GH
Diva
55.41
85.43
14.15
0.50
GH
Diva-3
4.92
102.27
16.22
0.02
GH
Diva-6
87.50
19.67
4.72
0.14
SB
Cool Cukes
20.32
104.46
18.11
0.30
SB
Lebanese
43.18
93.04
11.04
0.34
SB
Mini Cucumber
15.60
108.31
7.67
0.01
Mean
37.82
85.53
11.98
0.22
Arugula
GH
Astro
87.07
67.20
1.21
0.06
GH
Astro-6
56.91
183.18
0.15
0.01
SB
ADO
31.45
12.18
1.21
0.02
SB
BW
112.97
4.81
0.25
0.004
SB
PRO
80.21
82.89
0.08
0.14
Mean
73.72
70.05
0.36
0.05
Bibb lettuce
GH
RexMT0
65.72
221.80
0.04
0.02
GH
RexMT0-6
85.29
814.06
0.08
0.06
SB
ADO
54.30
1028.70
0.11
0.12
SB
IGA
63.38
1323.56
0.14
0.07
Mean
67.17
847.03
0.09
0.07
LS means were compared using Scheffe’s Multiple Comparison Test. Small case superscripts within species and large case superscripts between species not sharing the same letter are significantly different (). Produce (based on availability) was fridge-stored (4°C) for 3 and/or 6 days.
