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Volume 33, No. (2), 2023 (April)
PHYSIO-CHEMICAL ASSESSMENT OF JUJUBE (ZIZIPHUS MAURITIANA L.) GENOTYPES AT THREE RIPENING STAGES GROWN UNDER CHOLISTAN DESERT, PAKISTAN
U. A. Khan, R. Qadri, M. T. Akram, M. A. Khan, N. Nisar, M. Azam, M. M. Khan, M. M. Khan and K. Hussain

U. A. Khan, R. Qadri, M. T. Akram, M. A. Khan, N. Nisar, M. Azam, M. M. Khan, M. M. Khan and K. Hussain

1Institute of Horticultural Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan; 

2 Department of Horticulture, PMAS- Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, 46300, Pakistan; 

3Environmental Science Department, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan; 

4Department of Plant Pathology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan; 

5Department Crop Sciences, College of Agriculture and Marine Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman

Corresponding Author: waseemrana_83pk@yahoo.com
Page Number(s): 285-295
Published Online First: December 18, 2022
Publication Date: March 24, 2023
ABSTRACT

Jujube belongs to the family “Rhamnaceae” is an evergreen plant having 170 species. It is a highly nutritious fruit crop riched in phenolic, antioxidant, and flavonoids. However, in Pakistan, it is considered a neglected crop with very little work performed and is growing in the Cholistan desert of Pakistan without any evaluation. This paper describes the physical and biochemical attributes of eight jujube genotypes (Anokee, Ajoba, Bahawalpur selection, Dilbahar, Dehli white, Karela, Mahmood wali and Gola) with its three stages (Unripe, Semi ripe and Fully ripe) growing in Cholistan dry and hot climatic conditions. The results revealed that these genotypes have significant variations in fruit traits such as fruit length, fruit width, and fruit weight during the ripening stages and the maximum increase in these parameters were observed at the fully ripe stage of jujube. Similarly, in biochemical analysis, TSS, total sugars, reducing and non-reducing sugars were increased with maturity and were highest at the fully ripe stage. Whereas, titratable acidity and ascorbic acid contents were decreased with maturity and were least at the final stage. However, total phenolic and flavonoids were highest at the semi-ripe stage. In physical evaluation, the genotypes “Gola”, “Mehmood wali” and “Dehli white performed better in the climatic conditions of Cholistan, Bahawalpur. While the genotypes “Dilbahar”, “Anokee”, “Karela” and “Bahawalpur selection” were enriched with phenolic andflavonoid contents.

Keywords: genotypes, biochemical, attributes, ripening stages
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