Screening of Physicochemical and Bioactive Traits of New Cherry Cultivars Obtained from the Cross of ‘Ambrunés’ × ‘Hudson’
Mónica Palomino-Vasco,
Margarita López-Corrales,
Pablo Bañuls,
María Josefa Bernalte,
Alberto Martín,
Manuel J. Serradilla
Affiliations
Mónica Palomino-Vasco
Área de Postcosecha, Instituto Tecnológico y Agroalimentario de Extremadura (INTAEX-CICYTEX), Junta de Extremadura, Avenida Adolfo Suárez, s/n, 06007 Badajoz, Spain
Margarita López-Corrales
Área de Fruticultura Mediterránea, Instituto de Investigación Finca La Orden-Valdesequera (LA ORDEN-CICYTEX), Junta de Extremadura, A.V. Km 372, Guadajira, 06480 Badajoz, Spain
Pablo Bañuls
Área de Fruticultura Mediterránea, Centro de Agricultura Ecológica y de Montaña (CAEM-CICYTEX), Junta de Extremadura, Avenida España 43, 10600 Plasencia, Spain
María Josefa Bernalte
Departamento de Biología Vegetal, Ecología y Ciencias de la Tierra, Escuela de Ingenierías Agrarias, Instituto Universitario de Recursos Agrarios (INURA), Universidad de Extremadura, Carretera de Cáceres s/n, 06007 Badajoz, Spain
Alberto Martín
Departamento de Producción Animal y Ciencia de los Alimentos, Escuela de Ingenierías Agrarias, Instituto Universitario de Recursos Agrarios (INURA), Universidad de Extremadura, Carretera de Cáceres s/n, 06007 Badajoz, Spain
Manuel J. Serradilla
Área de Postcosecha, Instituto Tecnológico y Agroalimentario de Extremadura (INTAEX-CICYTEX), Junta de Extremadura, Avenida Adolfo Suárez, s/n, 06007 Badajoz, Spain
Although the cherry already has an excellent bioactive profile, the implementation of breeding programs is a valuable tool to enhance it further. Thus, a breeding program was conducted on ‘Picota’ type cherries (the ‘Ambrunés’ cultivar, in particular) by crossing them with the ‘Hudson’ cultivar, with the primary aim of obtaining new cherry cultivars that enhance the overall quality traits of the parental cultivars, but above all that increase the concentration of phenolic compounds, which are of significant relevance to human health, providing greater added value for the consumer. The fruits obtained from new cultivars were tested for their physicochemical profiles, phenolic compounds profile, and antioxidant activity. The obtained data were statistically analyzed by applying ANOVA and hierarchical cluster analysis. After screening these data, three new cultivars were found that maintain the physicochemical profile of ‘Ambrunés’ but enhance their phenolic compound content and could, therefore, be interesting cultivars to be used as parents in new cross-breeding.
