Table 2.
Chlorophyll and carotenoid content in ripe fruits and leaves of analyzed tomato accessions.
| Accession | Ripe Fruit Pigment Content, µg/g FW | Leaf Pigment Content, µg/g FW | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorophyll (a + b) | Lycopene | Total Carotenoids (x + c) | β-carotene | Other x + c (-β-carotene) | Total Carotenoids (x + c) | Chlorophyll (a + b) | |
| Solanum lycopersicum cv. Heinz 1706 | N/D | 0.09 ± 0.02 | 0.24 ± 0.030 | 0.01 ± 0.008 | ~0.23 | 0.94 ± 0.098 | 3.19 ± 0.390 |
| Solanum cheesmaniae LA 0421 | N/D | N/D | 0.03 ± 0.004 | 0.02 ± 0.003 | ~0.01 | 0.96 ± 0.210 | 3.33 ± 0.820 |
| Solanum chilense LA 1963 | 0.03 ± 0.004 | N/D | 0.01 ± 0.004 | 0.01 ± 0.001 | ~0.00 | 0.89 ± 0.070 | 2.78 ± 0.260 |
| Solanum habrochaites LA 2144 | 0.06 ± 0.010 | N/D | 0.02 ± 0.006 | 0.01 ± 0.003 | ~0.00 | 0.93 ± 0.004 | 3.15 ± 0.060 |
| Solanum pennellii LA 0716 | 0.09 ± 0.050 | N/D | 0.02 ± 0.005 | 0.02 ± 0.004 | ~0.00 | 0.96 ± 0.110 | 3.51 ± 0.400 |
N/D—not detected; FW—fresh weight.