Sweet Orange: Evolution, characterization, varieties, and breeding perspectives

S Seminara, S Bennici, M Di Guardo, M Caruso… - Agriculture, 2023 - mdpi.com
Among Citrus species, the sweet orange (Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck) is the most important
in terms of production volumes and cultivated areas. Oranges are particularly appreciated …

Anthocyanin in blood oranges: A review on postharvest approaches for its enhancement and preservation

F Habibi, ME García-Pastor… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Anthocyanin concentration is considered an important fruit quality index of blood oranges
and has gained popularity among consumers due to its antioxidant capacity, therapeutic …

A comprehensive analysis of carotenoids metabolism in two red-fleshed mutants of Navel and Valencia sweet oranges (Citrus sinensis)

J Zacarías-García, PJ Cronje, G Diretto… - Frontiers in plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Kirkwood Navel and Ruby Valencia are two spontaneous bud mutations of the respective
parental lines of sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) Palmer Navel and Olinda Valencia, showing …

Melatonin postharvest treatment in leafy 'Fino'lemon maintains quality and bioactive compounds

F Badiche-El Hilali, JM Valverde, ME García-Pastor… - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Spain is a great producer of organic lemon; however, it is necessary to reduce the losses
caused by post-harvest diseases. Melatonin (MEL) is a naturally occurring compound with …

Screening the Citrus Greek National Germplasm Collection for fruit quality and metabolic footprint

M Michailidis, V Ziogas, E Sarrou, E Nasiopoulou… - Food Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Citrus fruits are one of the most important fruits in the global food industry due to their unique
taste and nutritional benefits. Herein, we characterize the physicochemical and bioactive …

Características fisicoquímicas, nutricionales y morfológicas de frutas nativas

CC Augusto-Elías-Peñafiel… - … -Journal of High …, 2021 - huajsapata.unap.edu.pe
En el Perú existen muchas frutas nativas que poseen nutrientes esenciales para la salud y
que han sido poco estudiadas. El objetivo de la presente investigación fue determinar las …

Bioactive compounds, nutritional quality and antioxidant capacity of the red-fleshed kirkwood navel and ruby valencia oranges

J Zacarías-García, L Pérez-Través, JV Gil, MJ Rodrigo… - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Kirkwood Navel and Ruby Valencia are two spontaneous bud-mutations of the ordinary
Washington Navel and Valencia late oranges characterized by the red coloration of their …

Antioxidant capacity in fruit of Citrus cultivars with marked differences in pulp coloration: Contribution of carotenoids and vitamin C

J Zacarías-García, F Rey, JV Gil… - Food Science and …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the specific contribution of carotenoids and
vitamin C to the lipophilic and hydrophilic antioxidant capacity, respectively, of the pulp of …

Fruit quality and primary and secondary metabolites content in eight varieties of blood oranges

MÁ Forner-Giner, M Ballesta-de los Santos… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
In Europe, the cultivation of blood oranges for fresh consumption is increasing due to their
excellent organoleptic and nutraceutical properties, which give this fruit the status of …

Harvesting Maturity Assessment of Newly Developed Citrus Hybrids (Citrus maxima Merr. × Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck) for Optimum Juice Quality

N Singh, RM Sharma, AK Dubey, OP Awasthi, R Porat… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
The assessment of the optimum harvesting stage is a prerequisite to evaluating the
performance of new citrus genotypes. The intrinsic and extrinsic fruit quality traits of citrus …