Evaluation of genetic diversity among Iranian soft-seed pomegranate accessions by fruit characteristics and RAPD markers

Sarkhosh, Ali; Zamani, Zabihollah; Fatahi, R.; Ranjbar, Hamid

doi:10.1016/j.scienta.2009.02.024

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“…As a tool for germplasm biodiversity description, we have used principal component analysis to study correlations among variables and establish relationship among accessions. This method is commonly applied for characterization of biodiversity of genetic resources in such studies (Sarkhosh et al, 2009;Yilmaz et al, 2009b).…”

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Some Fruit Characteristics of Iranian Cornelian Cherries (Cornus mas L.)

Hassanpour

Hamidoghli

Samizadeh

2012

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Although the Cornelian Cherry is widely grown in the north-eastern areas of Iran, it is not recognized as an important fruit crop as are many other fruit species. Large variability has been observed in all morphological and chemical compositions under study. Fruit weight varied from 1.499 to 3.29 g, whereas seed weight ranged from 0.249 to 0.425 g. The average lengths of fruits were between 15.22 and 22.31 mm, and the average widths of them were between 10.26-16.3 mm. The content of ascorbic acid ranged from 240-360 mg/ 100 g fresh weight. The total soluble solids and total acidity were 5-12.5% and 0.43-1.86% respectively. Grouping of Cornelian Cherry accessions based on 5 factors was performed and were divided into three sub-clusters. The results obtained from this study might be helpful for Cornelian Cherry breeders trying to develop new genotypes and varieties.

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Some Fruit Characteristics of Iranian Cornelian Cherries (Cornus mas L.)

Hassanpour

Hamidoghli

Samizadeh

2012

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“…Pomegranate tree is well known in the Mediterranean countries where high diverse genetic resources are still available in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Arab Peninsula (Barone et al, 2001;Sarkhosh et al, 2009). Pomegranate were used as antimicrobial and antimutagenic agent and has an antioxidant activity (Negi et al, 2003;Seeram et al, 2005), and has been used in commercial cosmetics preparation and could be utilized as therapeutic agent (Kim et al, 2002).…”

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“…Pomegranate landraces in the world display high diversity level in fruit traits such as fruit size and external fruit color, juice taste and color, seed hardiness, pest resistance and times to maturity (Barone et al, 2001;Sarkhosh et al, 2009). Aril is the edible part of the fruits and constitutes about one half of total fruit mass (Sarkhosh et al, 2006).…”

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“…Aril is the edible part of the fruits and constitutes about one half of total fruit mass (Sarkhosh et al, 2006). Aril is very variable in taste and color, and in seed hardness (Zamani, 1990;Sarkhosh et al, 2009).…”

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“…Varietal identification in pomegranate is based mainly on fruits external and internal features (Barone et al, 2001;Sarkhosh et al, 2009), however, it is not an easy task for many reasons. Firstly, the duration required from seedling until the tree bears fruit is too long (4-5 years in average) and quantitative traits used for varietal identification vary according to the prevailing environmental conditions (Melgarejo et al, 2000).…”

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Evaluation of Genetic Diversity among Jordanian Pomegranate Landraces by Fruit Characteristics and Molecular Markers

Owais¹,

Abdel‐Ghani²

2016

IJAB

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The level of variation in various fruit traits was described among 14 Jordanian pomegranate landraces and the genetic relatedness was investigated using RAPD and SSR markers. Euclidean distances among studied landraces ranged from 3.33 to 12.01, with a mean of 7.65. Fruit and aril traits explained the variation in the first component (28.92%), while other traits were present in the second (17.615) and third (12.81%) components, and therefore contributed less to the variability. Genetic distances based on RAPD scores ranged from 0.24 to 0.66, indicating that considerable level of divergence exists among studied pomegranate landraces. The set of SSR markers used in this study was monomorphic, which might be due to the fact that available SSR markers are too few to identify polymorphic SSR markers to differentiate between landraces present within a small geographic area. Multivariate analysis showed that dendrograms constructed based on fruit related traits as compared with that based on RAPD scores were not consistent. Pomegranate landraces displayed high variability in fruit and aril related traits, which could be considered a valuable source of genes for commercial uses. Results revealed the presence of small seeded variety that has large arils. High morphological and RAPD variation exist among Jordanian pomegranate landraces could be exploited in pomegranate breeding.

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Morphological diversity of indigenous wild pomegranate (Punica granatum L. var. spinosa) accessions from northeast of Iran

Ashrafi

Bodaghi

Rezaei

2022

Food Science & Nutrition

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Wild pomegranate is a valuable edible species in the plant ecosystem of the Hyrcanian forests and the northern plains of the Caspian coast in Iran. The genetic diversity of these wild pomegranates can be effective in pomegranate breeding programs and germplasm conservation. In the present study, morphological diversity in 103 wild pomegranates ( Punica granatum L . var. spinosa ) in the northeastern area of Iran was studied using 46 traits related to trees, flowers, and fruits. The results showed that the fruit weight ranged from 17.93 to 99.9 g with an average of 48.92 g, the total aril weight ranged from 0.54 g to 64.78 g with an average of 24.25 g, and the weight of 100 arils was between 4.89 and 46.21 with an average of 13.79. The fruit cracking percent, crown shape, aril juiciness, calyx, and corolla colors show a high coefficient of variation (CV > 70%). Based on PCA results, fruit weight and total aril weight, peel weight, and fruit length and diameter were important on determining differences among accessions. In biplot analysis, genotype distribution was determined by two main factors. In cluster analysis, the studied accessions were divided into two different major clusters and two subclusters in each one. The results showed a high diversity of important pomological traits in wild pomegranates such as fruit weight, fruit cracking percent, crown shape, total aril weight, aril juiciness corolla, and calyx color that can be used in breeding programs to improve pomegranate juice quality and marketability.

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Evaluation of genetic diversity among Iranian soft-seed pomegranate accessions by fruit characteristics and RAPD markers

Cited by 84 publications

References 20 publications

Some Fruit Characteristics of Iranian Cornelian Cherries (Cornus mas L.)

Some Fruit Characteristics of Iranian Cornelian Cherries (Cornus mas L.)

Evaluation of Genetic Diversity among Jordanian Pomegranate Landraces by Fruit Characteristics and Molecular Markers

Morphological diversity of indigenous wild pomegranate (Punica granatum L. var. spinosa) accessions from northeast of Iran

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