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Food rich in antioxidants plays an essential role in the prevention of diseases and plum is an example of these food .Our objective in this research was to determine the amount of variation in total phenolic compound present in plum fruits, so that it can be utilized in breeding programs to enhance the health benefits.Total phenolic content of the fruits, which were determined in 7 genotypes by using 4 solvents (water , methanol , ethanol , acetone) to extract phenolic compound, ranged from 178 to 497 mg/100 gr for methanol, from 306 to 407.33 mg/100 gr for ethanol , from 300 to 392 mg/100 gr for acetone and from 193 to 281.25 mg/100 gr for water. The results show that the methanol...