Factors affecting quality traits of onion (Allium cepa L.) bulbs for the production of onion juice concentrate and onion oil

European Journal of Horticultural Science

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 45-52

  Resemann, J ^a   Bufler, G ^a   Liebig, H P ^a   Carle, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fertilization; Onion; Preceding crop; Pungency; Pyruvic acid; Sulfur

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM; ALLIUM CEPA;

EID: 2942618269     PISSN: 16114434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (26)

1. ABBEY, L., D. C. JOYCE, J. AKED and B. SMITH 2002: Genotype, sulfur nutrition and soil type effects on growth and drymatter production of spring onion. J. Hortic. Sci. Biotechnol. 77, 340-345.
2. ANDERSON, J. W. 1990: Sulfur metabolism in plants. In: MIFLIN, B. J. and P. J. LEA (eds.): The biochemistry of plants, a comprehensive treatise. Academic Press, New York. 16, 327-381.
3. BLANKENBURG, D. and S. MÜLLER 2002: Sicherung des Schwefelbedarfs verschiedener Gemüsearten. Gemüse 2, 100-103.
4. BUFLER, G., H. J. YASSIN and H.-P. LIEBIG 1999: Stick-stoffdüngung: Einfluss auf Qualität und Ertrag von Schalotten. Gemüse 4, 250-252.
5. COOLONG, T. W. and W. M. RANDLE, 2003: Ammonium nitrate fertility levels influence flavour development in hydroponically grown 'Granex 33' onion. J. Sci. Food Agric. 83, 477-482.
6. FREEMAN, G. G. and N. MOSSADEGHI 1970: Effect of sulfate nutrition on flavour components of onion (Allium cepa L). J. Sci. Food Agric. 21, 610-615.
7. GALMARINI, C. R., I. L. GOLDMAN and M. J. HAVEY 2000: Genetic analyses of correlated solids, flavour, and health-enhancing traits in onion (Allium cepa L.). Mol. Genet. Genomics 265, 543-551.
8. GAMIELY, S., W. M. RANDLE, H. A. MILLS, D.A. SMITTLE and G. I. BANNA 1991: Onion plant growth, bulb quality, and water uptake following ammonium and nitrate nutrition. HortScience 26, 1061-1063.
9. HAMILTON, B. K., L. M. PIKE and K. L. YOO 1997: Clonal variations of pungency, sugar content, and bulb weight of onions due to sulfur nutrition. Sci. Hortic. 71, 131-136.
10. HAMILTON, B. K., K. L. YOO and L. M. PIKE 1998: Changes in pungency of onions by soil type, sulfur nutrition and bulb maturity. Sci. Hortic. 74, 249-256.
11. LANCASTER, J. E. and M. J. BOLAND 1990: Flavour Biochemistry. In: RABINOWITCH, H. D. and J. L. BREWSTER (eds.): Onions and allied crops. CRC Press, Boca Raton, III, 3, 33-71.
12. MCCALLUM, J. A., D. G. GRANT, E. P. MCCARTNEY, J. SCHEFFER, M. L. SHAW and R. C. BUTLER 2001: Genotypic and environmental variation in bulb composition of New Zealand adapted onion (Allium cepa L) germplasm. New Zeal. J. Crop Hortic. Sci. 29, 149-158.
13. PLATENIUS, H. and J. E. KNOTT 1941: Factors affecting onion pungency. J. Agric. Res. 62, 371-379.
14. RANDLE, W. M. 1992: Onion germplasm interacts with sulfur fertility for plant sulfur utilization and bulb pungency. HortScience 27, 1116-1117.
15. RANDLE, W. M., M. L. BUSSARD and D. F. WARNOCK 1993: Temperature affects plant growth and sulfur utilization in onion (Allium cepa L). HortScience 28, 467 (Abstract).
16. RANDLE, W. M., J. E. LANCASTER, M. L. SHAW, K. H. SUTTON, R. L HAY and M. L. BUSSARD 1995: Quantifying onion flavour compounds responding to sulfur fertility - Sulfur increases levels of alk(en)yl cysteine sulfoxides and biosynthetic intermediates. J. Amer. Soc. Hortic. Sci. 120, 1075-1081.
17. RANDLE, W. M. 1997: Onion flavour chemistry and factors influencing flavour intensity. In: RISCH, S. J. and C.-T. HO (eds.): Spices - Flavour chemistry and anti-oxidant properties. ACS-Symposium series 660, 41-52.
18. RANDLE, W. M. 2000: Increasing nitrogen concentration in hydroponic solutions affects onion flavour and bulb quality. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 125, 254-259.
19. RANDLE, W. M. and J. E. LANCASTER 2002: Sulfur compounds in Alliums in relation to flavour quality. In: RABINOWITCH, H. D. and L. CURRAH (eds.): Allium crop science: Recent advances. CAB International, 14, 329-356.
20. RESEMANN, J. and R. CARLE 2003: Comparative study on the interrelation between flavour related parameters of different onion cultivars (Allium cepa L.) and their applicability to forecasting onion oil yield. J. Food Agric. Environ. 1, 104-111.
21. RESEMANN, J., B. MAIER and R. CARLE 2004: Investigations on transformation of onion aroma precursors S-alk(en)yl-L-cysteine sulfoxides in onion juice production. J. Sci. Food Agric. Accepted.
22. SACHDEV, M. S., P. SACHDEV, R. B. MITTAL and V. K. LUTHRA 1991: Fertilizer nitrogen recovery by onion (Allium cepa L) as influenced by N and S application in a sulfur deficient soil. J. Nuclear Agric. Biol. 20, 248-254.
23. SCHWIMMER, S. and W. J. WESTON 1961: Enzymatic development of pyruvic acid in onion as a measure of pungency. J. Agric. Food Chem. 9, 301-304.
24. SHEHATA, A. A. Y., L. A. SHEKIB and A. E.-T. SHEHATA 1982: Der bei der Zerkleinerung freigesetzte Geruch ägyptischer Zwiebeln in Abhängigkeit zum Brenztraubensäuregehalt. Industr. Obst- Gemüseverwert. 67, 479-481.
25. SIMON, P. W. 1995: Genetic analysis of pungency and soluble solids in long-storage onions. Euphytica 82, 1-8.
26. YOO, K. S. and L. M. PIKE 2001: Determination of background pyruvic acid concentrations in onions, Allium species, and other vegetables. Sci. Hortic. 89, 249-256.