Variability in the pod and seed parameters and nuclear DNA content of Tunisian populations ofCeratonia siliqua
| Autor: | Héla El Ferchichi Ouarda, Enrique Correal, M. Boussaid, Souheila Naghmouchi, David J. Walker, Mohamed Larbi Khouja |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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| Zdroj: | Caryologia. 61:354-362 |
| ISSN: | 2165-5391 0008-7114 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00087114.2008.10589647 |
| Popis: | The carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua L.) is widely used in arid and semi-arid areas of Mediterranean countries for industrial, agricultural and ornamental purposes. We wished to determine the variability of its morphological parameters in relation to its exploitation for commercial purposes. Thirteen cultivated and fifteen spontaneous populations of C. siliqua from various edapho-climatic zones of Tunisia were compared to determine the variation in pod and seed parameters, for trees growing in situ, and in 2C nuclear DNA content (determined by flow cytometry), for seedlings grown from seeds collected in situ. Analysis of variance showed significant differences (P < 0.0001) between sites for weight, length, width, internal and external thickness of pods, the pod length/width ratio, percentage of viable seeds and seed weight. The mean pod weights (range 8.63–36.03 g) of cultivated C. siliqua were significantly greater than those of spontaneous trees (7.70–19.39). For the other morphological characters... |
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