Study and evaluation of floral morphology of the Saveh pomegranates collection.
2012
Basaki, Tayebe | Tabatabaei, Zeialdin | Faraji, Sakine | MirEskandari, Seyed Ali
we investigated some aspects of the floral morphology of 202 pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) accessions representing 22 province of Iran, belonging to pomegranate collection of Saveh in this study. The study was carried out in 2010 and 2011. Twenty-five flowers were taken from each genotype and analyzed in the first and second week of May in both years. One of the important traits studied was the type of flower (hermaphrodite or male) in different genotypes. The importance of this aspect is underlined by the fact that only hermaphrodite flowers produce fruit. Our results showed that, the "Khorasan-Razavi" genotypes had the highest rate of hermaphrodite flowers and therefore can be considered in pomegranate breeding programs for identification of suitable parents to produce hybrid varieties. Also, the results showed a significant relationship between flower size and fruit size. Results, in addition to use in breeding program can be considered in the germpelasm management strategies in pomegranate. Keywords: pomegranate, floral morphology, hermaphrodite flower
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