Progressive Horticulture
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 45
  • Issue: 2

Evaluation of anthocyanin content in the fruits of different Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia) genotypes of Ladakh

  • Author:
  • Anup Raj1,, Faizan Ahmad2
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 298 to 301

1Mountain Agriculture Research and Extension Station, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Kargil (J&K)

2Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Kargil (J&K)

*Email: arajleh@yahoo.co.in

Online published on 27 November, 2013.

Abstract

Five different fruit colour variants of Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifiloia) collected from Kargil, Ladakh were tested for anthocyanin content in their fruit epicarp. The anthocyanin pigments were extracted with acidified methanol. Absorption spectra and OD530 readings were recorded using spectrophotometer and the anthocyanin content was expressed as cyanidin-3-glucoside equivalent. The values ranged from 115.45 to 260.52 mg equivalent of cyanidin-3-glucoside/100 g fresh weight of fruit epicarp and these values varied significantly among the five varieties.

Keywords

Russian olive, Ladakh, anthocyanin