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The influence of genotype, ring specificity, gamma irradiation, location, soil type, and growth stage on the contents of the anticarcinogenic flavonol, quercetin, in onion (Allium cepa L.)
dc.contributor.advisor | Pike, Leonard M. | |
dc.creator | Patil, Bhimanagouda Sanganagouda | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-09-02T20:36:39Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-09-02T20:36:39Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1994 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/DISSERTATIONS-1554894 | |
dc.description | Vita. | en |
dc.description.abstract | The variation in quercetin content due to genotypes was investigated using reverse phase high perform ance liquid chrom atography (HPLC). D ifferent quercetin glucosides were hydrolyzed into aglycones. On a fresh weight basis, total quercetin content in yellow and red onions varied from 56.16 to 286.40 m g/kg in different genotypes. White onions contained only a trace amount of total quercetin. One o f the TAES genotypes'20272-G 'had the highest aglycone content 12.50 mg/kg. A decrease in total quercetin content was observed from the dry skin to the inner rings, and both m iddle rings (5-6) and inner rings (7-10) contained less total quercetin in all genotypes. The highest total quercetin content was observed in the dry skins o f'R ed Bone', while the white 'Contessa', contained the least amount. Among the edible parts, total quercetin content in outer scales of'K adavan' was the highest. Outer rings o f all genotypes except 'TG1015Y' and 'Contessa' contained moderate amounts o f the aglycone. The highest concentration o f aglycone was observed in 'Kadavan' skin. Total quercetin content in 'Dorado' (diced) and 'Cardinal' (whole bulb) increased significantly (P=0.05) both at 0.8 and 1.2 kGy. Aglycone content increased significantly (P=0.05) in diced onions treated both at 0.8 and 1.2 kGy in 'Cardinal', 'Dorado', and '20352G ' genotypes. A glycone content in whole bulbs did not show a significant increase. W ounding alone did not influence total quercetin content during seven days stored at -20C. Four genotypes showed significant differences in total quercetin content due to tw o locations. Total quercetin content in 'T G 10I5Y ' due to different growth stages indicated differences but they were not significant. At second growth stage (23 Mar.) onions grown in the sandy loam soil, exhibited a significant (P=0.05) increase in total quercetin content over those harvested at the first growth stage (9 Mar.). However, total quercetin content o f onions in both fields were found be m ore or less sim ilar on both first and the last growth stages (21 Apr.). Thus, quercetin content was influenced by both the location and growth stage. | en |
dc.format.extent | xiv, 115 leaves | en |
dc.format.medium | electronic | en |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.rights | This thesis was part of a retrospective digitization project authorized by the Texas A&M University Libraries. Copyright remains vested with the author(s). It is the user's responsibility to secure permission from the copyright holder(s) for re-use of the work beyond the provision of Fair Use. | en |
dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | |
dc.subject | Major horticulture | en |
dc.subject.classification | 1994 Dissertation P298 | |
dc.title | The influence of genotype, ring specificity, gamma irradiation, location, soil type, and growth stage on the contents of the anticarcinogenic flavonol, quercetin, in onion (Allium cepa L.) | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
thesis.degree.grantor | Texas A&M University | en |
thesis.degree.name | Doctor of Philosophy | en |
thesis.degree.name | Ph. D | en |
dc.type.genre | dissertations | en |
dc.type.material | text | en |
dc.format.digitalOrigin | reformatted digital | en |
dc.publisher.digital | Texas A&M University. Libraries | |
dc.identifier.oclc | 34877578 |
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