Abstract
Thefruitsofthreecultivarsofthecultivatedtomato (Lycopersiconesculentum)andthewildspecies (L.pimpinellifolium)wereanalysed andcompared fortheirbiochemicalproperties. Ripefruitsat theorange-redstagewereusedforall theanalyses.Both thecultivated andthewildtomatospeciesshowedhighmoisturecontents. Thewildtomatocultivarhadahighercrudeproteincontentandquantitatively represents thebettersourceofproteinintakewhencomparedwith thecultivatedcultivars. Thecrude fibrecontent washighestin L. esculentumcv.RomaV.F.TheashcontentwashigherintheIbadanlocalandwildcultivarsthanintheothercultivars. Peroxidase activitywasfoundtobehighestin L.pimpinellifolium,whilecatalaseactivitywashighestin L.esculentumcvIfe-1.Glutathione transferaseactivitieswasnegligibleinallthesamplesanalysed.
Keywords:Tomato, Lycopersiconesculentum,L.pimpinellifolium, cultivars,biochemicalproperties,peroxidase,catalase
Horticulture, J. (2021). Comparative Study of the Biochemical Properties of the Fruits of Wild (Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium Jusl. (Mill.)) and the Cultivated (L. esculentum Mill.) Tomato Cultivars in Nigeria. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/comparative-study-of-the-biochemical-properties-of-the-fruit
Horticulture, Journal of Applied "Comparative Study of the Biochemical Properties of the Fruits of Wild (Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium Jusl. (Mill.)) and the Cultivated (L. esculentum Mill.) Tomato Cultivars in Nigeria" Afribary. Afribary, 16 Sep. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/comparative-study-of-the-biochemical-properties-of-the-fruit. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
Horticulture, Journal of Applied . "Comparative Study of the Biochemical Properties of the Fruits of Wild (Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium Jusl. (Mill.)) and the Cultivated (L. esculentum Mill.) Tomato Cultivars in Nigeria". Afribary, Afribary, 16 Sep. 2021. Web. 24 Apr. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/comparative-study-of-the-biochemical-properties-of-the-fruit >.
Horticulture, Journal of Applied . "Comparative Study of the Biochemical Properties of the Fruits of Wild (Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium Jusl. (Mill.)) and the Cultivated (L. esculentum Mill.) Tomato Cultivars in Nigeria" Afribary (2021). Accessed April 24, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/comparative-study-of-the-biochemical-properties-of-the-fruit