Vol. 6 (6) : November-December 2015 issue
Green Farming Vol. 6 (6) : 1180-1185 ; November-December, 2015
Comparative analysis of lycopene content of selected F7 lines of tomato in field and green house
SUKANTA SINHA1, SUJEET KUMAR2*, CHANDRA MOHAN MEENA3 and P.H. RAMANJINI GOWDA4
Department of Plant Biotechnology, University of Agricultural Sciences (GKVK), Bengaluru - 560 065 (Karnataka)
Designation : 1P.G. Student, 2,3Ph.D. Scholar *(sujeet.icar@gmail.com), 4Professor
Subject : Biotechnology, Molecular biology, Agriculture Microbiology and Cancer Res.
Paper No. : P-3940
Total Pages : 6
Received : 09 July 2015
Revised accepted : 03 November 2015
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Citation :
SUKANTA SINHA, SUJEET KUMAR, CHANDRA MOHAN MEENA and P.H. RAMANJINI GOWDA. 2015. Comparative analysis of lycopene content of selected F7 lines of tomato in field and green house. Green Farming Vol. 6 (6) : 1180-1185 ; November-December, 2015
ABSTRACT
Lycopene is the pigment principally responsible for the characteristic deep red color of ripe tomato fruits and its content varies considerably during post-harvest ripening. It, as a natural source of antioxidants, has attracted attentions due to its biological and physicochemical properties. In this study, lycopene content was observed at different post-harvest stages of green house grown and field grown tomatoes. Tomato was harvested at breaker stage; and it was treated as 0 Days. The lycopene was estimated at the interval of 0, 15 and 30 days post-harvest. The lycopene count in mg/100 g was measured in a spectrophotometer at 503 nm. It was observed that lycopene increased in successive post-harvest stages. For QTLs identification, single marker analysis was performed and observed that Two SSR markers Leaat003, TOM184, were associated with fruit lycopene content.
Key words :
Breaker stage, Lycopene content, Post-harvest stages, Tomato.