title: Variability of solids, organosulfur compounds, pungency and health-enhancing traits in garlic (Allium sativum L.) cultivars belonging to different ecophysiological groups.
abstract: Garlic is a vegetable mainly agamically propagated, and it has been dispersed all around the world. Garlic cultivars have been classified in different ecophysiological groups (EG) according to their bulbing requirements. The variability in organosulfur composition (ACSOs), solids content (SC), pungency (PC) and antiplatelet activity (IAA) and the correlation among these traits in garlic clones belonging to three EG was studied. We found variability for ACSOs, SC, PC and IAA between clones belonging to different EG and also among clones belonging to the same EG. Cutivars EG III presented more variability than EG IV for ACSOs, thiosulfinates, allicin and PC, while for SC, EG IV was the most variable. The correlations found suggested that IAA observed was mainly due to organosulfur composition. Finally recommendations about the most suitable cultivars for fresh consumption, pharmaceutical and dehydration industry are made.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias-UNCuyo, Almirante Brown 500, M5528 AHB, Chacras de Coria, Lujan, Mendoza, Argentina.
authors.forename: Roxana Elizabeth
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: González
authors.forename: Verónica Carolina
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Soto
authors.forename: María Mirta
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Sance
authors.forename: Alejandra Beatriz
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Camargo
authors.forename: Claudio Romulo
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Galmarini
mesh_terms: D005737:Garlic / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000032:analysis*; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000032:analysis; D011786:Quality Control; D013457:Sulfur Compounds / Q000032:analysis*; D013649:Taste
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D013457:Sulfur Compounds