Table 5.
Effect of different irrigation treatments (Control, SDI70 and SDI50) on total content of soluble sugars (SSC, g GE L−1), amino acids (AAC, g GlyE L−1), polyphenols (TPC, g GAE L−1) and anthocyanins (TAC, mg L−1) in pomegranate juice.
| Cultivar | Season | Treatment | SSC | AAC | TPC | TAC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ‘Wonderful’ | 2018 | Control | 113.76b | 2.11ab | 2.11 | 106.98 |
| SDI70 | 109.96ab | 2.57b | 3.26 | 104.99 | ||
| SDI50 | 105.40a | 1.72a | 1.20 | 99.69 | ||
| ∗ | ∗ | - | - | |||
| 2019 | Control | 102.74c | 3.26b | 2.95b | 117.00b | |
| SDI70 | 97.80b | 2.52ab | 2.36b | 87.39a | ||
| SDI50 | 91.40a | 1.92a | 2.07a | 81.27a | ||
| ∗ | ∗ | ∗ | ∗ | |||
| ‘Sefri’ | 2018 | Control | 75.24b | 2.31 | 2.78 | 32.14 |
| SDI70 | 68.09a | 2.24 | 3.47 | 23.67 | ||
| SDI50 | 63.50a | 2.11 | 1.76 | 21.84 | ||
| ∗ | - | - | - | |||
| 2019 | Control | 70.84b | 2.23 | 3.15c | 41.02 | |
| SDI70 | 61.44a | 2.04 | 2.48b | 49.71 | ||
| SDI50 | 50.45a | 1.59 | 2.09a | 41.91 | ||
| ∗ | - | ∗ | - |
GE: glucose equivalent; GlyE: glycine equivalent; GAE: gallic acid equivalent.
Values with different letters indicate significant difference (p < 0.05, SNK test) with respect to irrigation treatment for each cultivar and season independently; -: non-significant difference; ∗: significant difference at p < 0.05; ∗∗: significant difference at p < 0.01.