Phenotypic diversity and relationships of fruit quality traits in apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) germplasm
2008
Ruiz, David | Egea, José | Génétique et Amélioration des Fruits et Légumes (GAFL) ; Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas = Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
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显示更多 [+] 显示较少 [-]英语. Fruit quality attributes were studied for two consecutive years in forty-three apricot cultivars and selections grown in a Mediterranean climate. Physical parameters (weight, size, flesh and skin colour, percentage of blush, firmness and percentage of dry matter), chemical parameters (total soluble solids content and acidity) and sensory parameters (attractiveness, taste, aroma and texture) were evaluated. A high variability was found in the set of the evaluated apricot genotypes and significant differences were found among them in all studied quality attributes. Year-by-year variations were observed for some pomological traits such as harvest date, flesh colour, fruit weight, firmness and soluble solids content. A high correlation was found among some apricot quality attributes. In addition, principal component analysis (PCA) made it possible to establish similar groups of genotypes depending on their quality characteristics as well as to study relationships among pomological traits in the set of apricot genotypes evaluated
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