@article{
author = "Colić, Slavica and Basić, Zorica and Zec, Gordan and Bakić, Ivana and Rahović, Dragan and Fotirić-Aksić, Milica and Stefanović Mickovski, Violeta",
year = "2022",
abstract = "This study evaluates the effect of two contrasting years, in terms of climatic parameters, on kernel morphology and content and on the composition of oil, tocopherols and the 11 macro- and micro-elements in almonds. Low precipitation and high temperatures increased the content of tocopherols, Cu and Zn but decreased the kernel ratio, the oil content, and the levels of macro-elements and of Cr, Fe, Mn and Mo. The obtained data indicate some statistically significant correlations among the kernel quality parameters and climate. A small variation in oil concentration with the highest value in 'Texas' (60.07%) was observed. The main tocopherol homologue was alpha-tocopherol (39.4 to 404.4 mg/100 g DW), representing more than 90% of the total tocopherols. Potassium was predominant (882.0 to 1104.5 mg/100 g), followed by phosphorus, magnesium, calcium and sodium. The most abundant micro-elements were iron (3.095 to 3.708 mg/100 g) and zinc (2.641 to 4.765 mg/100 g), followed by manganese, copper, molybdenum and chromium. The genotype 15/03 has the highest level of health-promoting compounds (alpha-tocopherol, potassium and zinc), so that, together with genotype 25/03 which showed the best response to changing climatic conditions, this genotype could be of interest for breeding programs.",
publisher = "MDPI, Basel",
journal = "Horticulturae",
title = "The Effect of Changing Climatic Conditions on the Morphological Traits and Chemical Composition of Almond Kernels",
number = "6",
volume = "8",
doi = "10.3390/horticulturae8060487",
url = "conv_195"
}