Changes in Soluble Solids, Red Pigment Content, and Firmness of Table Beet Cultivars with Growing Time and Season1
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- 1 March 1972
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Horticultural Science in Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science
- Vol. 97 (2) , 223-228
- https://doi.org/10.21273/jashs.97.2.223
Abstract
Changes in soluble solids, red pigment, and firmness of 2 table beet cultivars with growing time were evaluated during 3 seasons. In 1969 and 1970 there were significant cultivar differences in soluble solids. There were significant changes in soluble solids with growing time all 3 seasons due primarily to drought. Highly significant differences existed in the red pigment content of cultivars. Red pigment content of the roots increased with growing time during 2 seasons, but the opposite was true during the 3rd season. Firmness of the processed product increased greatly with growing time during all 3 seasons. There was a highly significant difference in firmness of 2 cultivars grown all 3 seasons. All 3 quality attributes varied with root size, small roots having higher soluble solids and red pigment contents and slightly lower firmness than medium sized roots.Keywords
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