Variations in Bioactive Content in Different Tomato Trusses due to Elicitor Effects
Table 2
of carotenoids, flavonoids, and phenols and total antioxidant activity as a result of the application of elicitors in tomato.
Elicitor applied
Lycopene (mg 100 g−1 FW)
CV
-Carotene (mg 100 g−1 FW)
CV
Total phenols (µg GAE g−1 FW)
CV
Flavonoids (mg RE g−1 FW)
CV
Antioxidant activity (μM TEAC 100 g−1 FW)
CV
1
5
9
1
5
9
1
5
9
1
5
9
1
5
9
SA
2.74
0.96
1.76
22.1
1.85
1.36
0.81
29.9
60.93
48.68
20.74
61.6
24.71
25.26
18.62
22.8
112.43
155.6
228.96
41.9
MeJ
1.37
0.92
0.86
29.6
0.70
1.59
0.76
58.5
51.69
26.73
43.52
34.4
35.90
14.03
39.72
47.9
167.1
69.83
292.8
56.1
NO
1.72
1.08
0.99
40.8
1.46
0.95
1.24
36.9
59.52
35.09
27.41
41.1
51.99
27.14
16.16
54.7
159.13
202.13
190.56
16.8
H2O2
2.24
0.86
1.45
31.8
2.09
0.83
0.73
78.1
42.25
40.77
28.74
32.5
26.73
30.65
25.22
24.5
96.03
178.56
229.36
24.9
Control
1.29
1.22
1.60
20.7
0.63
1.52
0.93
50.1
54.11
26.41
15.56
58.7
26.70
25.50
31.97
20.9
136.3
156.76
233.56
28.5
ANOVA
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
of three replicates. CV represents the coefficient of variation of the mean values. b represents the number of sampled trusses. Different letters in the same column represent significant differences at 0.05 and 0.01 based on Tukey’s test. ns: not significant.
