Morphological and nutritional description of Yaretzi: a variety of dahlia for cut or potted flower

Authors

  • María Teresa Martínez-Damián Departamento de Fitotecnia-Universidad Autónoma Chapingo. Carretera México-Texcoco km 38.5, Texcoco de Mora, Estado de México, México. CP. 56230 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7204-2133
  • Juleni Antonia López-Santiz Departamento de Fitotecnia-Universidad Autónoma Chapingo. Carretera México-Texcoco km 38.5, Texcoco de Mora, Estado de México, México. CP. 56230
  • Francisca Hernández-Epigmenio Departamento de Fitotecnia-Universidad Autónoma Chapingo. Carretera México-Texcoco km 38.5, Texcoco de Mora, Estado de México, México. CP. 56230 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9462-3270
  • Eliseo Sosa-Montes Departamento de Zootecnia-Universidad Autónoma Chapingo. Carretera México-Texcoco km 38.5, Texcoco de Mora, Estado de México, México. CP. 56230. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2027-8168
  • Oscar Cruz-Alvarez Facultad de Ciencias Agrotecnológicas-Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua. Av. Pascual Orozco s/n, Santo Niño, Campus 1, Chihuahua, México. CP. 31310 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3069-5483

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v16i4.3689

Keywords:

Dahlia spp., bioactive compounds, floriphagia, phytogenetic resources

Abstract

The genus Dahlia (Asteraceae: Coreopsideae), made up of 42 species characterized by their wide diversity in size, shape, and color of their inflorescences, is highly appreciated for ornamental use and nutritional contribution. The aim of this contribution is to disseminate the morphological and nutritional description of Yaretzi, a variety of dahlia suitable for cut or potted flower. The plant of this variety has a stem diameter of 13.6 mm, 11.29 nodes, 5.78 branches, 90.16 days to flowering, 14.75 flowers, 350.86 g of root weight, 6.97 roots, peduncle diameter of 3.4 mm, and capitula (diameter= 112.36 mm, 138.22 ligules and 170 g of weight). Among the main physicochemical characteristics of ligulate flowers are 5.83 °Brix, 7.81% malic acid, 5.01 mg 100 g-1 vitamin C and 0.08 mg 100 g-1 chlorophyll. Likewise, 1.46 mg kg-1 of total anthocyanins, 0.05 mg Eβ-carotene g-1 (total carotenoids), total phenols (31.52 mg GAE g-1), antioxidant capacity (60.63 and 177.42 μmol TE g-1, FRAP, ABTS, respectively), color components (lower and upper part of the ligula) L*= 67.07-73.29, C*= 55.46-53.44, °h= 24.19-23.31. Among the minerals, the high concentration of Fe2+ and Zn2+ stands out, both nutrients are essential for human health. On the other hand, tuberous roots stood out for having around 24% inulin, a carbohydrate with a promising role as a prebiotic. These results contribute to the diversification of the dahlia, an endemic and microendemic phytogenetic resource of Mexico.

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Published

2025-07-16

How to Cite

Martínez-Damián, María Teresa, Juleni Antonia López-Santiz, Francisca Hernández-Epigmenio, Eliseo Sosa-Montes, and Oscar Cruz-Alvarez. 2025. “Morphological and Nutritional Description of Yaretzi: A Variety of Dahlia for Cut or Potted Flower”. Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Agrícolas 16 (4). México, ME:e3689. https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v16i4.3689.

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