Sugar Content in Arbutus unedo L. Fruit and Its Relationship with Climatic and Edaphic Characteristics
Luciano Chá Chá, Sandrine Ressurreição, Libânia Oliveira, Sandra Santos, Manuel Nunes, Maria Vidal, Jorge Varejão, Filomena Gomes · 2024
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Description
Luciano Chá and co-authors measure the sugars in strawberry tree fruit across Portugal and relate them to climate and soil, in a study from 2024. The work feeds a program to conserve and improve this Mediterranean tree. Just over two hundred fruit sources were gathered from varied regions, and ripe fruit was picked in autumn.
Fructose was the main sugar everywhere. The sweetest fruit came from a mild coastal climate on limestone soil, and from a hotter inland climate on schist. The blandest fruit came from the cool, wet north, where low light and cold cut sugar making, and from the dry south, where water ran short during growth. A dryness index predicted total sugar well. The authors use the link to advise where to plant for sweeter harvests.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Luciano Chá Chá, Sandrine Ressurreição, Libânia Oliveira, Sandra Santos, Manuel Nunes, Maria Vidal, Jorge Varejão, Filomena Gomes |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 46 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |