Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
BioResources, cilt.21, sa.2, ss.4089-4109, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
A statistical evaluation was done for the morphological traits of Cydoniaoblonga Mill. genotypes, highlighting significant variations among them.Fruit weight exhibited a highly significant difference, ranging from 438 ±107 g in genotype Q4 to 90.3 ± 10.5 g in Q3. Similarly, fruit width, fruitlength, peel thickness, seed number, and Brix values showed statisticallysignificant differences. Principal component analysis revealed that the firsttwo principal components (PC1, PC2) explained 98.04% of the totalvariation, with fruit weight being the most influential trait. The highest 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) inhibition (97.2%) and total phenoliccontent (908.7 ± 25.0 mg GAE/mL) were observed in genotype Q4. Thelowest minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values from antimicrobialtests were for Q4. High-performance liquid chromatography analysisrevealed significant variations in vitamin, phenolic, and flavonoid contents,with genotype Q4 having the highest levels of gallic acid (9.97 µg/mL) andepicatechin (76.6 µg/mL). Molecular docking results further supported thepotential biological activity of the identified compounds, with catechindemonstrating the strongest binding affinity against bacterial targetproteins. These findings demonstrate significant morphological,biochemical, and antimicrobial differences among C. oblonga genotypes,especially the Q4 genotype, indicating their potential for food, andpharmaceutical applications. A statistical evaluation was done for the morphological traits of Cydonia oblonga Mill. genotypes, highlighting significant variations among them. Fruit weight exhibited a highly significant difference, ranging from 438 ± 107 g in genotype Q4 to 90.3 ± 10.5 g in Q3. Similarly, fruit width, fruit length, peel thickness, seed number, and Brix values showed statistically significant differences. Principal component analysis revealed that the first two principal components (PC1, PC2) explained 98.04% of the total variation, with fruit weight being the most influential trait. The highest 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) inhibition (97.2%) and total phenolic content (908.7 ± 25.0 mg GAE/mL) were observed in genotype Q4. The lowest minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values from antimicrobial tests were for Q4. High-performance liquid chromatography analysis revealed significant variations in vitamin, phenolic, and flavonoid contents, with genotype Q4 having the highest levels of gallic acid (9.97 µg/mL) and epicatechin (76.6 µg/mL). Molecular docking results further supported the potential biological activity of the identified compounds, with catechin demonstrating the strongest binding affinity against bacterial target proteins. These findings demonstrate significant morphological, biochemical, and antimicrobial differences among C. oblonga genotypes, especially the Q4 genotype, indicating their potential for food, and pharmaceutical applications.