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- Title
INFLUENCE OF ENVIRONMENT AND CULTIVAR ON FRUIT QUALITY IN NEWLY ESTABLISHED JUNEBERRY (AMELANCHIER ALNIFOLIA (NUTT.) NUTT. EX M. ROEM. ) ORCHARDS ON THE FORT BERTHOLD RESERVATION.
- Authors
Poelaert, Brittany; Bergh, Ferdinand; Hartman, Kerry; Reese, R. Neil
- Abstract
Juneberry (Amelanchier alnifolia) has long been treasured as a native prairie fruit. Historically, the hardy shrub was widely used by many North American Indian tribes. Berries were eaten fresh, steamed, mashed, or dried to a brick-like consistency for reconstitution at a later time. The Fort Berthold Reservation had many wild Juneberry bushes growing along the Missouri River bottom, which were lost when Lake Sakakawea was formed by damming the Missouri River. Three Juneberry cultivars, Honeywood, Martin and Smoky, were planted in 3 locations on the Fort Berthold Reservation in 2004. Fruits collected in 2009 were analyzed for their total phenolic (TP) and total monomeric anthocyanin (TMA) contents. Antioxidant capacity was determined by hydrogen atom transfer (ABTS), ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) and radical scavenging (DPPH) assays. Total phenolic and anthocyanin contents were measured using the Folin-Ciocalteu reagent and the pH differential methods, respectively. Soluble solids were measured by refractometry and titratable acids with NaOH titration. Overall, the phytonutrient contents and antioxidant capacity of the Juneberry fruits were similar to those typically reported for other dark-fleshed small fruits, such as grapes, blackberries and raspberries.
- Subjects
FORT Berthold Indian Reservation (N.D.); NORTH Dakota; BOTANICAL research; SASKATOON serviceberry; FRUIT quality
- Publication
Proceedings of the South Dakota Academy of Science, 2010, Vol 89, p95
- ISSN
0096-378X
- Publication type
Article