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Charantin Contents and Fruit Characteristics of Bitter Gourd (Momordica charantia L.) Accessions  

Lee, Hee Ju (Vegetable Research Division, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Sciences, RDA)
Moon, Ji-Hye (Urban Agriculture Research Team, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Sciences, RDA)
Lee, Woo-Moon (Vegetable Research Division, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Sciences, RDA)
Lee, Sang Gyu (Vegetable Research Division, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Sciences, RDA)
Kim, Ae-Kyung (Vegetable Research Division, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Sciences, RDA)
Woo, Young-Hoe (Korea National College of Agriculture and Fisheries)
Park, Dong Kum (Vegetable Research Division, National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Sciences, RDA)
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Journal of Bio-Environment Control / v.21, no.4, 2012 , pp. 379-384 More about this Journal
Abstract
Bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) has long been used for food and medicinal plant in Korea, China and Japan. This study aimed at evaluating productivity, and vitamin-C and charantin contents in bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) accessions. The contents of charantin of these two accessions were analyzed using HPLC with the UV-diode array detection. The highest fruit yield was observed in accessions, 'BG1' and 'BG7.' The vitamin-C contents of fruits in these two high-yield bitter gourd accessions, 'BG1' and 'BG7,' depended on days after fruit set and were highest in 24 days and 17 days after fruit set, respectively. The charantin contents of the two accessions were different according to the number of days after fruit set. The charantin content of 'BG1' was highest in fruits harvested at 24 days and followed by 15 days after fruit set. The charantin content of 'BG7' was highest in fruits harvested at 13 days and followed by 16 and 19 days after fruit set. The charantin contents of 13 M. charantia accessions with relatively high yield potential were analyzed and three accessions, 104615, K169995 and NS454, were selected based on their relatively high yield and charantin content. These accessions will be used for breeding program and processed foods.
Keywords
charantin; vitamin C; shape of fruit;
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