The absence of standardized protocols for harvesting green betel nut fruits has led to significant inconsistencies in the quality of fresh produce. Therefore, this experiment used Hainan betel nuts as the test material, sampling every 30 days starting from 30 days after fruit setting, measuring the developmental dynamics of fruit phenotype and inclusions, exploring the development law of betel nut fruits, and determining the optimal harvesting period for green betel nuts. The fruit shape index showed a trend of first increasing and then decreasing, with a variation range of 1.69-1.87. Among them, when the fruit developed to 120 days (1.79)-150 days (1.61), the fruit shape index met the first-grade standard, presenting a long elliptical shape. The chlorophyll content was high at 120-180 days, and the fruit color was emerald green. The pulp hardness showed a trend of first increasing and then decreasing, with a variation range of 85.2-274.49 gf. The hardness at 120-150 days was lower than the average (197.34 gf), meeting the first-grade standard. The soluble sugar contents in both the pulp and kernel showed a trend of first increasing and then decreasing, with variation ranges of 1.23%-4.47% and 5.56%-7.12%, respectively. The soluble sugar contents in the pulp and kernel were high at 120-180 days. The arecoline contents in both the pulp and kernel showed a gradual decreasing trend, with variation ranges of 3.55%-0.19% and 3.42%-0.40%, respectively. The arecoline content in betel nut fruits reached a relatively high level at 120-180 days. After standardizing the data for several key nodes and performing Principal Component Analysis (PCA), the comprehensive score of the pulp and kernel was the highest (1.18) at approximately 150 days after flowering. Combining the variation laws of fruit phenotype and internal quality, the optimal harvesting period for green betel nuts is approximately 150 days after fruit setting.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |