Main indicators of nutritional and biological value in black currant berries under the conditions of North
https://doi.org/10.30901/2227-8834-2025-2-92-107
Abstract
Background. Studying the chemical composition in the berries of new cultivars makes it possible to replenish the knowledge about the most important biochemical components of fruits and identify the most valuable genotypes with enhanced accumulation of nutrients and bioactive compounds for breeding programs and practical purposes.
Materials and methods. Thirty-six black currant accessions from the VIR collection served as the material for this study. The biochemical composition of their fruits was analyzed in 2019–2021 at VIR’s Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology using conventional techniques. The Microsoft Excel software and B. A. Dospekhov’s guidelines were used for statistical data processing.
Results and conclusion. Berries of black currants grown in Northwest Russia contained 15.3–25.7% of dry matter, 8.3–15.1% of sugars, 2.0–3.3% of acids, 96.7–255.3 mg% of ascorbic acid, and 148.4–442.3 mg% of anthocyanins. Cultivars were identified for enhanced accumulation of individual chemical components (dry substances, sugars, ascorbic acid, and anthocyanins) and low total acid content. They can be employed in breeding practice. Fruits of cvs. ‘Navlya’ (k-42228), ‘Arapka’ (k-44175), ‘Gagatai’ (k-44168), ‘Svityazyanka’ (k-41979), ‘Elo’ (k-44171), ‘Karri’ (k-44172), and ‘Valentina’ (k-49786) exhibited a complex combination of the best values in their biochemical composition. Among all the studied components, the concentration of dry substances in fruits had the greatest stability.
Supporting agencies: the study was performed within the framework of the state task according to the theme plan of VIR, Project No. FGEM-2025-0004 “Improving the approaches and methods for ex situ conservation of the identified genetic diversity of fruit and berry crops, grapes, and their wild relatives, and development of technologies for their effective utilization in plant breeding”. The authors thank the reviewers for their contribution to the peer review of this work.
About the Authors
O. A. Tikhonova
N.I. Vavilov All-Russian Institute of Plant Genetic Resources
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Olga A. Tikhonova, Cand. Sci. (Agriculture), Leading Researcher
42, 44 Bolshaya Morskaya Street, St. Petersburg 190000
A. E. Smolenskaya
N.I. Vavilov All-Russian Institute of Plant Genetic Resources
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Anastasia E. Smolenskaya, Leading Specialist
42, 44 Bolshaya Morskaya Street, St. Petersburg 190000
V. S. Popov
N.I. Vavilov All-Russian Institute of Plant Genetic Resources
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Vitaliy S. Popov, Cand. Sci. (Engineering), Senior Researcher
42, 44 Bolshaya Morskaya Street, St. Petersburg 190000
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Tikhonova O.A., Smolenskaya A.E., Popov V.S. Main indicators of nutritional and biological value in black currant berries under the conditions of North. Proceedings on applied botany, genetics and breeding. 2025;186(2):92-107. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.30901/2227-8834-2025-2-92-107
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