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ArticleFoods (Basel, Switzerland)2024

High Tartronic Acid Content Germplasms Screening of Cucumber and Its Response to Exogenous Agents.

Zhongren Zhang, Yixin Qu, Ruijia Wang, Yaru Wang, Songlin Yang, Lei Sun, Sen Li, Yiming Gao, Yuming Dong, Xingwang Liu and 1 more

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Article in Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Zhongren ZhangCollege of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Yixin QuCollege of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Ruijia WangCollege of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Yaru WangSanya Institute, China Agricultural University, Sanya 572025, China.
Songlin YangCollege of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Lei SunCollege of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Sen LiCollege of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Yiming GaoCollege of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Yuming DongCollege of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Xingwang LiuCollege of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6393-0297
Huazhong RenCollege of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.

Funding

The National Key Research and Development Program of China 2023YFD2300702
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tartronic acid is known for its potential to inhibit sugar-to-lipid conversion in the human body, leading to weight loss and fat reduction. This compound is predominantly found in cucumbers and other cucurbit crops. Therefore, cultivating cucumbers with high tartronic acid content holds significant health implications. In this study, we assessed the tartronic acid content in 52 cucumber germplasms with favorable overall traits and identified 8 cucumber germplasms with elevated tartronic acid levels. Our investigation into factors influencing cucumber tartronic acid revealed a decrease in content with fruit development from the day of flowering. Furthermore, tartronic acid content was higher in early-harvested fruits compared to late-harvested ones, with the rear part of the fruit exhibiting significantly higher content than other parts. Foliar spraying of microbial agents increased tartronic acid content by 84.4%. This study provides valuable resources for breeding high tartronic acid cucumbers and offers practical insights for optimizing cucumber production practices.

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cucumberfruit partsharvesting periodmicrobial agenttartronic acid

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PMID38790784
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