TAILIEUCHUNG - Characterization of morphological traits of local and global persimmon varieties and genotypes collected from Turkey

In this study, persimmon genetic resources collected from Turkey and preserved ex situ with commercial cultivars in a germplasm orchard located at Çukurova University, Turkey, were characterized based on their morphological traits. | Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry Research Article Turk J Agric For (2017) 41: 93-102 © TÜBİTAK doi: Characterization of morphological traits of local and global persimmon varieties and genotypes collected from Turkey Bilge YILMAZ, Aylin GENÇ, Berken ÇİMEN*, Meral İNCESU, Turgut YEŞİLOĞLU Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Çukurova University, Adana, Turkey Received: Accepted/Published Online: Final Version: Abstract: Genetic variations are highly important in terms of plant breeding. These variations occur either spontaneously or artificially by mutations and sexual hybridizations in order to achieve specific breeding objectives. In this study, persimmon genetic resources collected from Turkey and preserved ex situ with commercial cultivars in a germplasm orchard located at Çukurova University, Turkey, were characterized based on their morphological traits. The collection was composed of traditional genotypes and local accessions together with global varieties. For the morphological characterization, 59 morphological and agronomic traits were investigated: 9 related to plant growth, 5 to leaf characteristics, 7 to flower traits, 32 to fruit traits, and 6 to seed traits. Moreover, the data obtained in this process were subjected to similarity coefficient, principal component, and cluster analyses to demonstrate the overall phenotypic relationships among these genotypes. The cumulative proportion of variation reached with the first three PCA axes. The first component was based on shoot length, trunk surface structure, flowering time of female flowers, fruit length, and diameter. The twelve factor scores represented of the total multivariate variation, and cluster analysis indicated that the similarity index of the population consisting of the investigated genotypes ranged between and . Key words: Germplasm .

• Nông nghiệp
• Germplasm resources
• Diospyros kaki
• Multivariate analysis
• Persimmon genetic resources collected
• Global persimmon varieties
• Ornamental crops
• Ornamental germplasm
• Potential new resources
• Floriculture industry
• Ornamental crops germplasm available across globe
• Fruit quality parameters
• Apple germplasm resources
• Fruit characterization
• Genetic variability
• Random amplified polymorphic DNA
• Plant genetic resources
• Exotic germplasm
• Forage yield
• Human consumption
• Grain yield
• BMC Plant Biology
• Molecular markers
• V vinifera subsp sativa
• V vinifera subsp sylvestris
• Cultivated Georgian germplasms
• Early blight
• Augmented design
• Disease resistance
• Epiphytotic conditions
• BMC Bioinformatics
• SNP genotyping
• Orphan crops
• Core collections
• Journal of Agriculture and Forestry
• Juglans regia L
• Genetic resources
• Fatty acids
• Germplasm sources
• Tocopherol isomers
• Biotic stress
• DUS descriptors
• Inbred lines
• Source germplasm
• Sunflower breeding
• Association mapping
• Argentinean germplasm