Analysis of Morphological Variability in Wild Cherry (Prunus avium L.) Genetic Resources from Central Serbia
Abstract
In thirty-three wild cherry (Prunus avium L.) accessions from Central Serbia, tree, leaf, fruit, and stone morphological characters were evaluated during three consecutive years. The goal was to detect relationships between the genotypes and to identify the most useful traits for discrimination among them. The study revealed a high variability in the set of the evaluated wild cherry accessions and considerable differences were found among them in all studied attributes. The majority of important correlations were determined among variables representing fruit and leaf size, and variables related to color. Cluster analysis distinguished wild cherry accessions into two distinct groups. In PCA, fruit and leaf traits such as leaf length and width, and fruit height, width, and weight, and skin flesh and juice color were predominant in the first two components, indicating that they were useful for the assessment of wild cherry germplasm characterization. These results indicate that these acce...ssions must be conserved as valuable genetic resources to enrich the cherry gene pool and can be used for improving breeding efficiency of important horticultural traits worldwide.
Keywords:
Cluster analysis / Fruit traits / Leaf traits / PCASource:
Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, 2014, 16, 1, 151-162Publisher:
- Tarbiat Modares Univ, Tehran
Funding / projects:
- Selection of sweet and sour cherry dwarfing rootstocks and development of intensive cultivation technology based on the sustainable agriculture principles (RS-31038)
- The application of new genotypes and technological innovations for the purpose of improvement of fruit-growing and viticultural production (RS-31063)
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Poljoprivredni fakultetTY - JOUR AU - Rakonjac, Vera AU - Mratinić, Evica AU - Jovković, R. AU - Fotirić-Akšić, Milica PY - 2014 UR - http://aspace.agrif.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3487 AB - In thirty-three wild cherry (Prunus avium L.) accessions from Central Serbia, tree, leaf, fruit, and stone morphological characters were evaluated during three consecutive years. The goal was to detect relationships between the genotypes and to identify the most useful traits for discrimination among them. The study revealed a high variability in the set of the evaluated wild cherry accessions and considerable differences were found among them in all studied attributes. The majority of important correlations were determined among variables representing fruit and leaf size, and variables related to color. Cluster analysis distinguished wild cherry accessions into two distinct groups. In PCA, fruit and leaf traits such as leaf length and width, and fruit height, width, and weight, and skin flesh and juice color were predominant in the first two components, indicating that they were useful for the assessment of wild cherry germplasm characterization. These results indicate that these accessions must be conserved as valuable genetic resources to enrich the cherry gene pool and can be used for improving breeding efficiency of important horticultural traits worldwide. PB - Tarbiat Modares Univ, Tehran T2 - Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology T1 - Analysis of Morphological Variability in Wild Cherry (Prunus avium L.) Genetic Resources from Central Serbia EP - 162 IS - 1 SP - 151 VL - 16 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_agrospace_3487 ER -
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Rakonjac, V., Mratinić, E., Jovković, R.,& Fotirić-Akšić, M.. (2014). Analysis of Morphological Variability in Wild Cherry (Prunus avium L.) Genetic Resources from Central Serbia. in Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology Tarbiat Modares Univ, Tehran., 16(1), 151-162. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_agrospace_3487
Rakonjac V, Mratinić E, Jovković R, Fotirić-Akšić M. Analysis of Morphological Variability in Wild Cherry (Prunus avium L.) Genetic Resources from Central Serbia. in Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology. 2014;16(1):151-162. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_agrospace_3487 .
Rakonjac, Vera, Mratinić, Evica, Jovković, R., Fotirić-Akšić, Milica, "Analysis of Morphological Variability in Wild Cherry (Prunus avium L.) Genetic Resources from Central Serbia" in Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, 16, no. 1 (2014):151-162, https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_agrospace_3487 .