9872: Biologically active compounds in tomatoes from various fertilisation systems
(2007) Biologically active compounds in tomatoes from various fertilisation systems. Poster presented at 3rd QLIF Congress: Improving Sustainability in Organic and Low Input Food Production Systems, University of Hohenheim, Germany, March 20-23, 2007.
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Summary
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of way of tomatoes cultivation on content of both health promoting and toxic components representing by carotenoids (lycopene, β-carotene), vitamin C and glycoalkaloids (α-tomatine, dehydrotomatine). The levels of biologically active compounds were shown to be strongly affected by the degree of maturity of fruit and varied among system with various fertilizers. Slurry, organic fertilizer with high fertilization efficiency, is good alternative to mineral fertilization. Lower content of toxic glycoalkaloids was found in tomatoes from organic and combined “low input” farming. The differences were variety depended in some extent.
| Document Language: | English |
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| Keywords: | tomatoes, fertilization, carotenoids, glycoalkaloids, vitamin C |
| Subject Areas: | Food systems > Food security, food quality and human health |
| Research affiliation: | Czech Republic International Conferences > QLIF Congress 2007 > 2 Food quality/ safety Czech Republic > Other institutions |
| Total budget (Euro): | 0 |
| Orgprints ID Number: | 9872 |
| Contact: | Schulzova, Dr Vera |
| Deposited On: | 11 March 2007 |
| EPrint Type: | Conference poster |
| Published?: | Published |
| Type of presentation: | Poster |
| Peer Review Status: | Not peer-reviewed |
| Additional Publishing Information: | The final version of this paper is published in: Niggli, Urs; Leifert, Carlo; Alföldi, Thomas; Lück, Lorna and Willer, Helga, Eds. (2007) Improving Sustainability in Organic and Low Input Food Production Systems. Proceedings of the 3rd International Congress of the European Integrated Project Quality Low Input Food (QLIF). University of Hohenheim, Germany, March 20 – 23, 2007. Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, CH-Frick.http://orgprints.org/10417/ Printed copies may be ordered from the FiBL Shop at www.shop.fibl.org. |
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