Morpho-biochemical characterization of a unique avocado (Persia americana Mill.) accession PA-026 (IC0644455)

Authors

  • B M Muralidhara College of Horticulture, Bengaluru, University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkote - 587104, India Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6672-9019
  • T Sakthivel ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hesaraghatta Lake Post, Bengaluru - 560089, Karnataka, India Author
  • K S Shivashankara ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hesaraghatta Lake Post, Bengaluru - 560089, Karnataka, India Author
  • G Karunakaran ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hesaraghatta Lake Post, Bengaluru - 560089, Karnataka, India Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7969-2104
  • M K Honnabyraiah College of Horticulture, Bengaluru, University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkote - 587104, India Author
  • S Savadi ICAR-Directorate of Cashew Research, Puttur - 574202, India Author
  • V Venkatravanappa ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hesaraghatta Lake Post, Bengaluru - 560089, Karnataka, India Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8477-9693
  • R Venugopalan ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hesaraghatta Lake Post, Bengaluru - 560089, Karnataka, India Author
  • D C Lakshmana Reddy ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hesaraghatta Lake Post, Bengaluru - 560089, Karnataka, India Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24154/jhs.v18i2.1675

Abstract

A unique avocado accession PA-026 (IC0644455) bearing yellow colour fruits was identified and evaluated for morphological and biochemical parameters. The accessions PA-026 characterise as yellow coloured pulp, young shoots and leaf midribs, fruit weight (398.3 g), pulp weight (255.38 g), seed weight (92.35 g) and peel thickness (1.43 mm). The biochemical profiling showed that, it has high carotenoid content (7.17 mg/100 g), total phenols (102.24 mg GAE/100 g), FRAP activity (87.32 AEAC/100 g) and high β-carotene (3.85 μg/g) followed by α-carotene (1.03 μg/g), while, fatty acid profile showed presence of five fatty acids, among which oleic acid (52.11%) and palmitic acid (41.56%) were most dominant. In conclusion, avocado accession PA-026 was found unique with respect to yellow fruit, pulp colour, and high carotenoid content especially β-carotene, which could be used to improve the carotenoids content in avocado through breeding.

Author Biographies

  • T Sakthivel, ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hesaraghatta Lake Post, Bengaluru - 560089, Karnataka, India

    Division of Fruit Crops, ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru

  • S Savadi, ICAR-Directorate of Cashew Research, Puttur - 574202, India

    ICAR-Directorate of Cashew Research, Puttur

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Muralidhara, B. M., Sakthivel, T., Shivashankara, K. S., Karunakaran, G., Honnabyraiah, M. K., Savadi, S., Venkatravanappa, V., Venugopalan, R., & Lakshmana Reddy, D. C. (2023). Morpho-biochemical characterization of a unique avocado (Persia americana Mill.) accession PA-026 (IC0644455). Journal of Horticultural Sciences, 18(2). https://doi.org/10.24154/jhs.v18i2.1675

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