In crossbreeding, the greater the genetic distance between the parental genotypes, the greater the genetic variation between the hybrids. In this study, genetic diversity among 23 parental forage pea genotypes was assessed by phenotypic and molecular characterization. For morphological characterization, unweighted pair group method with arithmetic mean (UPGMA) similarity...
Lychee (Litchi chinensis) fruits have high nutritional and pharmacological value, yet the crop is underutilized on global markets partly due to cultivation problems outside the native area and lack of knowledge/misidentification of cultivars. Using reduced representation sequencing, 78 trees representing 57 cultivars plus 13 trees without varietal names from the USDA lychee...
Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) is the most important Lythraceae family species of the Myrtales order. It is one of the quite old fruit species and the pomegranate history goes back about five thousand years, is consumed by people for food and medicine. In the current study, 40 simple sequence repeat (SSR) primers were screed to determine the genetic relationships of 127...
Fruit plants have been vital to human health for centuries, offering bioactive compounds with pharmacological properties. In this context, the intake of fruits is gaining considerable importance as a protective measure to preserve human health. The present study investigates the nutritional and phytochemical compositions of four persimmon Diospyros kaki L. cultivars: Fuyu...
Seven diploid accessions and their autotetraploid lines of Tartary buckwheat were used to conduct a karyotype study using the conventional squash method, establishing a reference for polyploid and wide hybridization breeding. In the present study, the seven cultivars exhibited similar karyotypic features in both diploid and autotetraploid accessions. The diploid chromosome number...
This study aimed to document traditional plant uses and preserve cultural knowledge in Orhangazi before it is lost. Fieldwork was conducted, and plant samples, along with their corresponding data, were collected from 81 residents, including folk healers and elderly agricultural workers. A total of 68 taxa, comprising 48 wild and 20 cultivated plants, belonging to 41 families...
Sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca), an economically significant member of the Cucurbitaceae family, is widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its applications as a vegetable, medicinal plant, and fiber crop. This study aimed to genetically characterize 32 Luffa aegyptiaca genotypes using Inter-Primer Binding Site (iPBS) retrotransposon markers and evaluate their...
In Italy, lemon is a crucial economic cultivation, primarily grown in southern regions like Sicily, Calabria, Apulia and Campania. Despite its importance, the number of cultivars is limited and efforts are being made to both exploit and preserve local cultivars. Bio-agronomic and genetic characterization are essential steps towards achieving these goals. Our study explores the...
Crop wild relatives (CWR) represent important genetic resources for crop improvement. Gossypium turneri, a wild cotton species with a restricted distribution in the Sonoran Desert of northwestern Mexico, has been identified as a potential breeding resource for cotton improvement. While several agronomically important traits have been previously identified through limited...
This study aimed to compare the genetic differences of local almond genotypes selected from Hatay province in the subtropical ecology of the Eastern Mediterranean Region of Türkiye using phenological, nut quality, and chemical compositions. Principal component analysis, cluster analysis and correlation analysis from multiple comparison analyses were used to evaluate the examined...
The European chestnut (Castanea sativa) is an important nut crop that grows naturally in the Black Sea and Aegean regions of Türkiye. This study examined the genetic diversity and population structure of chestnut genotypes from prominent regions in Türkiye using Start Codon Targeted Polymorphism (SCoT) markers. A total of 44 Turkish chestnut genotypes from the Aegean, Marmara...
Crop Wild Relatives (CWR) are wild plant taxa closely related to domesticated crops that play a vital role in enhancing crop resilience. This study assessed the conservation status of 97 priority CWR in Northeast Africa through a comprehensive approach, incorporating ecogeographic data and complementarity analysis. The analysis of 4551 occurrence records from 57 CWR highlighted...
Traditional African vegetables have been an integral part of the local diet and traditional medicine practices for generations. However, with the increasing influence of modernisation and urbanisation, the knowledge and utilisation of traditional African vegetables have been gradually diminishing. This study investigated the indigenous knowledge and cultural significance of...
Due to its diverse climatic conditions, Türkiye provides a suitable environment for the cultivation of many fruit species. This study focused on natural hawthorn (Crataegus azarolus), one of these fruit species, to select 94 different hawthorn genotypes collected from natural populations in Türkiye and determine their molecular and morphological characteristics. A significant...
According to the theory of biological species, two species are considered different if there exist barriers to reproduction that prevent genes from flowing between them. Despite the undervaluation of hybrid seed lethality in the field of evolutionary biology, it represents a significant and promising area of research within the discipline of plant breeding. It is of the utmost...
Forage grass species of the genus Urochloa play a crucial role in tropical and subtropical ecosystems, particularly in Latin America, where they are important for livestock production due to their adaptability and productivity. Despite their economic importance, there are no definitive conclusions about dormancy-breaking methods in this genus. This study examined 34 seed lots of...
The study assessed crop utilization, preservation, and conservation methods in six local government areas (LGAs) that make up Afenmai land in Southern Nigeria. The Afenmai people use a total of 36 economic crops belonging to 20 higher plant families. Among these crops, only eight are used in all the LGAs that make up Afenmai including Amaranthus hybridus, Dioscorea rotundata...
Sorghum is a major cereal crop grown worldwide for its grain, livestock feed and biofuel. In order to characterize the pattern of genetic diversity in the germplasm and advanced mutant lines, the present study was undertaken to evaluate 103 genotypes for 11 agro-morphological traits over two post rainy seasons in 2019 and 2020. Significant variation for quantitative traits was...
Dalbergia melanoxylon Guill. & Perr. is a highly valued species in the Ferlo region, and its wood is used for various purposes by local populations, including firewood, service wood, and timber. This multifunctionality has weakened its populations, and it has been identified as threatened in previous research. The aim of this study was to investigate the genetic variability of...