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Ali S, Rahman AU, Ali E, Karabulut F, Ali S, Ahmad R, Fadl ME, AbdelRahman MAE, Ahmed MAA, Scopa A. Insights on the Nutritional Profiling of Cantaloupe ( Cucumis melo L.) via 1-Naphthalene Acetic Acid. Plants (Basel) 2023; 12:2969. [PMID: 37631181 PMCID: PMC10459078 DOI: 10.3390/plants12162969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2023] [Revised: 08/13/2023] [Accepted: 08/15/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023]
Abstract
The nutritional components of cantaloupe, including vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and dietary fiber, contribute to overall health, improved immunity, hydration, and protection against chronic diseases. This study was conducted to investigate the influence of different concentrations (0 (control), 100, 150, and 200 ppm) of 1-naphthalene acetic acid (1-NAA) on the nutritional components of the cantaloupe (Cucumis melo L. Var. Super White Honey). All the studied treatments were applied twice at the 2nd and 4th leaf stages. The applied concentrations of 1-NAA significantly improved the sex expression and fruit yield attributes. Different nutritional components like proximate contents, minerals, vitamins, selected fatty acids, and amino acids were analyzed. The results showed that the maximum moisture content, proteins, carbohydrates, ash, and energy were recorded with 100 ppm. The higher lipids were recorded during the supplementation of 150 ppm. Significantly greater fibers were recorded using 200 ppm. Regarding minerals, 100 ppm was found to be the best as it increased calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), potassium (K), sodium (Na), phosphorous (P), manganese (Mn), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), and zinc (Zn). Vitamins were also found to be the maximum with 100 ppm, including vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E, and vitamin K. Total selected fatty acids and amino acids were also found significantly greater in the fruits administered 100 ppm.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sajjad Ali
- Department of Botany, Bacha Khan University, Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 24461, Pakistan; (S.A.); (A.U.R.)
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- Department of Botany, Bacha Khan University, Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 24461, Pakistan; (S.A.); (A.U.R.)
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- Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Agriculture, Dera Ismail Khan 29220, Pakistan;
| | - Fadime Karabulut
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science Firat University, 23119 Elazig, Turkey;
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- Department of Entomology, The University of Agriculture, Dera Ismail Khan 29220, Pakistan;
| | - Riaz Ahmad
- Department of Horticulture, The University of Agriculture, Dera Ismail Khan 29220, Pakistan
| | - Mohamed E. Fadl
- Division of Scientific Training and Continuous Studies, National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS), Cairo 11769, Egypt;
| | - Mohamed A. E. AbdelRahman
- Division of Environmental Studies and Land Use, National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (NARSS), Cairo 11769, Egypt;
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Remote Sensing, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
| | - Mohamed A. A. Ahmed
- Plant Production Department (Horticulture—Medicinal and Aromatic Plants), Faculty of Agriculture (Saba Basha), Alexandria University, Alexandria 21531, Egypt;
- School of Agriculture, Yunnan University, Chenggong District, Kunming 650091, China
| | - Antonio Scopa
- Scuola di Scienze Agrarie, Forestali, Alimentari ed Ambientali (SAFE), Università degli Studi della Basilicata, Via dell’Ateneo Lucano, 10, 85100 Potenza, Italy
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