Diversity for chemical composition in a collection of different varietal types of tree tomato (Solanum betaceum Cav.), an Andean exotic fruit

We evaluated 23 tree tomato (Solanum betaceum) accessions from five cultivar groups and one wild relative (Solanum cajanumense) for 26 composition traits. For all traits we found highly significant differences (P < 0.001) among the materials studied. The high diversity found within S. betaceum fo...

• Main Author: García, M. (author)
• Other Authors: Raigón, M. (author), Figueroa Hurtado, J. (author), Vilanova, S. (author), Burneo Valdivieso, J. (author), Riofrio, T. (author), Prohens, J. (author), Acosta Quezada, P. (author)
• Format: article
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: antioxidants; minerals; organic acids; proximate composition; soluble sugars; tree tomato
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2014.07.152; http://dspace.utpl.edu.ec/handle/123456789/19090