creators_name: Klein, Daniela
creators_name: Kumar, Ramesh
creators_name: Koepke, Ulrich
type: conference_item
datestamp: 2006-11-18
lastmod: 2009-08-20 14:25:29
metadata_visibility: show
title: Influence of management practices on quality and biodiversity of tomatoes in Germany 
ispublished: unpub
subjects: 5vegetables
full_text_status: public
keywords: old cultivars, organic fertilisation, secondary metabolites, taste, consumer preference
abstract: Four old and endangered tomato cultivars were cultivated under greenhouse conditions with different levels of organic N-fertilisation and harvest at different maturity stages in order to develop a conclusive concept to preserve the diversity of old, endangered and multicolour cultivars. First results of several physio-chemical and sensory parameters were analysed to describe product quality. In order to assess consumer acceptance, 550 consumers were interviewed. The individual attributes of the cultivars, which differ in size, shape, colour, taste and health-related, beneficial physio-chemicals, are promoted by optimal harvest time. A combination of these cultivars distributed in regional markets is considered as a suitable concept for saving these endangered cultivars.
date: 2005
date_type: published
refereed: never
citation: Klein, Daniela; Kumar, Ramesh and Koepke, Ulrich (2005) Influence of management practices on quality and biodiversity of tomatoes in Germany. Researching Sustainable Systems - International Scientific Conference on Organic Agriculture, Adelaide, Australia, September 21-23, 2005. [ Unpublished, ]
document_url: http://orgprints.org/4395/1/4395-Klein_etal_4p_revised-ed.pdf