Determination of fruit growth and fruit peel and aril colors in different pomegranate genotypes

Abstract

This study examines the growth of “Kışnarı” genotype with “Hicaznar” and “Kirli Hanım” pomegranate varieties in length and width as well as the fruit peel and seed colors. It was found that the relationship between these genotypes in terms of growth in length and width were positive and significant and that the “Hicaznar” variety grew more robustly than the other two genotypes. The peel L* value was determined to range between 47.15 and 101.00 and varies by year and genotype. The Kışnarı (45.00) variety had the highest a* value in terms of peel color while the highest b* value was registered in the Kirli Hanım (41.88) variety. The fruit peel chromaticity (C*) values varied between 36.99 and 63.51. It was found that the peel color values of the Kirli Hanım (44.88) and Kışnarı (41.59) varieties were significantly higher than those of the Hicaznar (35.14) variety. According to seed L* values, the highest brightness was ascribed to the Kirli Hanım (73.68) while the lowest to the Hicaznar (39.80). According to a two-year average, the a* value of the seed color of the genotypes varied between 39.73 and 47.66. The Hicaznar (18.25) variety had the lowest b* value of seed color while the Kirli Hanım (22.02) had the highest. The seed color chroma (C*) values of the genotypes varied between 43.73 and 53.99. The two-year average seed color H⁰ value of the genotypes varied between 24.48 (Kışnarı) and 25.95 (Kirli Hanım).