Morphological characterization of berry fruits seeds

Sa？etak Size and characteristics of berry fruit seeds are important parameters which affect seed utility along with the production of certain chemical components during their processing as a by-product in fruit processing industry. For seeds of smaller size, it is necessary to describe as many parameters as possible which is now possible with specifically developed computer methods. The aim of the study was to determine seed weight and to analyse seeds of berry fruits (strawberry, raspberry, blackberry, currant, blueberry, gooseberry and jostaberry) with WinSEEDLE？ system along with determining the differences between species and cultivars based on morphometric properties. One hundred seed weight was highest for white currant, and lowest for wild strawberry and blueberry. The greatest projected area together with straight length and straight width of the seed were observed in white currant while blackberry had slightly lower values and strawberry had the lowest. Significant differences between the mean values of the analysed morphometric parameters were determined within the genus Ribes and the examined blueberry cultivars, while the raspberry cultivars did not obtain significant differences for the majority of measured parameters. Seed analysis that uses modern and sophisticated methods represents a valuable source of data that could supplement research in evaluating species and cultivars. By identifying a greater number of seed characteristics it facilitates the selection of a particular species for a particular purpose meaning the size of fruits and seeds affects the profitability of certain technological processes and the utility of raw materials