Agricultural Science Digest
SCOPUS
  • Year: 2025
  • Volume: 45
  • Issue: 5

Variation in Physical and Biochemical Properties of Cherry Tomato cv. Nagmoti Grown under Different Growing Conditions

  • Author:
  • Pankaj Kumar Kannaujia1,*, Neelam Patel2, Sakharam Kale3, Prerna Nath4, Manoj Mahawar5, Kirti Jalgaonkar5, Ajinath Dukare5, Vijay Singh Meena6
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 873 to 877

1ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi-110 012, India

2ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110 012, India

3ICAR-Indian Institute of Natural Resins and Gums, Ranchi-834 010, Jharkhand, India

4ICAR-Research Complex for Eastern Region, Ranchi-834 010, Jharkhand, India

5ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology, Mumbai-400 019, Maharashtra, India

6ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Regional Station, Jodhpur-342 003, Rajasthan, India

*Corresponding Author: Pankaj Kumar Kannaujia, ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi-110 012, India, Email: pankajkannaujia@ymail.com

Online published on 29 October, 2025.

Abstract

The intended research was carried out with an aim to evaluate the differences in health promoting bioactive compounds in cherry tomato cv. Nagmoti among the different growing conditions.

Cherry tomato cv. Nagmoti were grown under different conditions as per standard agronomic practices and harvested fruits were were analyzed for physical, biochemical and postharvest quality parameters.

About 1.63-fold variation in total carotenoid and 1.39-fold variation in lycopene content was recorded among the different growing structures. Highest titratable acidity (0.118%) and total phenolic content (μg GAE/100g FW) was found in the shade net structures. The highest antioxidant activity was recorded in insect-proof net house (15.45 μmol trolox equiv. g-1) while the least was found in open field (12.04 μmol trolox equiv. g-1) condition. Walking tunnel followed by shade net and insect-proof net house was found best for the better accumulation of functional parameters.

Keywords

Functional quality, Lycopene content, Titratable acidity, Total antioxidant activity, Total carotenoids, Total phenolics