Bioactive and antioxidant properties in highbush blueberry cultivars: identifying superior cultivars for nutritional biofortification
These findings reveal extensive genotypic diversity in primary and secondary metabolism among highbush blueberry cultivars, providing valuable germplasm resources and selection criteria for breeding programs aimed at developing elite cultivars with enhanced nutritional quality and superior antioxidant properties.
Authors
- Ebru Kafkas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3412-5971)
- Zhuo Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1137-7220)
- Azam Akbari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6091-2480)
- Yige Xu
- Doğan Ergün
- Feiyu Dong
- Sezai Ercişli
- Xin Wei
- Salih Kafkas
- Cheng Liu
- Cihan Akgöl
Institutions
- Institute of Pomology (CN)
- Cukurova University (TR)
- Atatürk University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Plant Science
- Published
- 2026-01-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2025.1750179
- Primary Topic
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs
- Liaoning Academy of Agricultural Sciences