<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Evaluation of the quality of 15 cultivars of red beet has been made during four successive vegetative seasons. The study involved cultivars ‘Astar F1’, ‘Boro F1’, ‘Ceryl’, ‘Chrobry’, ‘Czerwona Kula’, ‘Egipski’, ‘Karmazyn’, ‘Nabab F1’, ‘Nochowski’, ‘Opolski’, ‘Pablo F1’, ‘Patryk’, ‘Regulski Cylinder’, ‘Okrągły Regulski’ and ‘Rywal’. The mass, diameter of roots, antioxidant activity, the content of dry mass, soluble sugars, betanin and vulgaxanthin in roots were evaluated. The study indicated ‘Chrobry’ as the cultivar of the most favorable quality features. It was characterized by high antioxidant activity, high content of dry mass, soluble sugars and betalain pigments. Among cultivars of cylindrical shaped roots, content of soluble sugars and antiradical activity was the highest in ‘Regulski Cylinder’ roots.</abstract>

Evaluation of the quality of 15 cultivars of red beet has been made during four successive vegetative seasons. The study involved cultivars ‘Astar F1’, ‘Boro F1’, ‘Ceryl’, ‘Chrobry’, ‘Czerwona Kula’, ‘Egipski’, ‘Karmazyn’, ‘Nabab F1’, ‘Nochowski’, ‘Opolski’, ‘Pablo F1’, ‘Patryk’, ‘Regulski Cylinder’, ‘Okrągły Regulski’ and ‘Rywal’. The mass, diameter of roots, antioxidant activity, the content of dry mass, soluble sugars, betanin and vulgaxanthin in roots were evaluated. The study indicated ‘Chrobry’ as the cultivar of the most favorable quality features. It was characterized by high antioxidant activity, high content of dry mass, soluble sugars and betalain pigments. Among cultivars of cylindrical shaped roots, content of soluble sugars and antiradical activity was the highest in ‘Regulski Cylinder’ roots.

Selected Indicators Of The Root Quality Of Fifteen Cultivars Of Red Beet (<italic>Beta Vulgaris</italic> L.)

Department of Cosmetology, University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszow Kielnarowa 386a, 36-020 Tyczyn, Rzeszów, Poland

Department of Vegetable and Medicinal Plants, University of Agriculture in Cracow al. 29 Listopada 54, 31-425 Kraków, Poland

Journal of Horticultural Research

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Selected Indicators Of The Root Quality Of Fifteen Cultivars Of Red Beet ( L.)

Evaluation of the quality of 15 cultivars of red beet has been made during four successive vegetative seasons. The study involved cultivars ‘Astar F1’, ‘Boro...

Selected Indicators Of The Root Quality Of Fifteen Cultivars Of Red Beet (Beta Vulgaris L.)

Published Online: Sep 23, 2015

Page range: 65 - 74

Received: Aug 01, 2014

Accepted: May 01, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/johr-2015-0009

Keywords
red beet, cultivars, antioxidant activity, betalain pigments, soluble sugars

© Zofia Nizioł-Łukaszewska et al.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Selected Indicators Of The Root Quality Of Fifteen Cultivars Of Red Beet (Beta Vulgaris L.)

Published Online: Sep 23, 2015

Page range: 65 - 74

Received: Aug 01, 2014

Accepted: May 01, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/johr-2015-0009

Keywordsred beet, cultivars, antioxidant activity, betalain pigments, soluble sugars

© Zofia Nizioł-Łukaszewska et al.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
red beet, cultivars, antioxidant activity, betalain pigments, soluble sugars