Phenotypic characterisation of almond accessions collected in Afghanistan

Almond [Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D.A. Webb] accessions of Afghanistan have been surveyed, propagated, and grown in ex situ collections. Trees, leaves, flowers, and fruits were characterised following standardized procedures taking into account 48 phenotypic traits. The National Collection of Varieties...

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Published inAdvances in horticultural science Vol. 30; no. 4; pp. 207 - 216
Main Authors Giordani, E., Berti, M., Yaqubi, M. Rauf
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Florence Department of Agri-Food Production and Environmental Sciences, University of Florence 01.12.2016
Firenze University Press
Firenze University Press Università degli Studi di Firenze
Subjects
Almonds
Botanical research
Cluster analysis
Cultivars
Flowering
Flowers
Fruits
Genetic aspects
Leaves
Phenotypes
Physiological aspects
Typology
Afghanistan
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Summary:Almond [Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D.A. Webb] accessions of Afghanistan have been surveyed, propagated, and grown in ex situ collections. Trees, leaves, flowers, and fruits were characterised following standardized procedures taking into account 48 phenotypic traits. The National Collection of Varieties of Almonds of Afghanistan showed a significant variability in terms of morphological traits, with a predominance of early flowering time accessions. Among the 56 accessions, Sattarbai, a unique group of cultivar typology characterized by crescent dry fruit, soft and thin “paper shell” and high kernel/dry fruit weight ratio (>0.65) was clearly represented by Cluster Analysis. Other accessions resulted closer to the international cultivars Lauranne, Carmel, Ferraduel and Ferragnes, considered as reference.
ISSN:0394-6169
1592-1573
DOI:10.13128/ahs-20346