ASSESSING PHENOTYPIC DIVERSITY OF CUCURBITA PORTUGUESE GERMPLASM

Phenotypic Diversity of Alfalfa (medicago Sativa L.) Germplasm

Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is one of the most important perennial forage crops on cultivated fields in the world. Agronomical interests for this crop are based on its numerous advantageous characteristics such as (1) high yield potential and suitable feeding value, (2) different methods of utilisation green mass, hay, silage, greenchop, briquette, pellets, etc., (3) favourable environmental i...

Regeneration in selected Cucurbita spp . germplasm

A system for plant regeneration from individual cells or explants is essential for the application of genetic engineering. In Cucurbitaceae, in vitro regeneration has been reported across a wide spectrum of crops, including summer squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) (7), winter squash (Cucurbita maxima Duch.) (9), bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria Standl.) (6) and, recently, figleaf gourd (Cuburbita fic...

Assessing and broadening genetic diversity of a rapeseed germplasm collection

Assessing the level of genetic diversity within a germplasm collection contributes to evaluating the potential for its utilization as a gene pool to improve the performance of cultivars. In this study, 45 high-quality simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers were screened and used to estimate the genetic base of a world-wide collection of 248 rapeseed (Brassica napus) inbred lines. For the whole co...

Phenotypic Diversity for Seed Mineral Concentration in North American Dry Bean Germplasm of Middle American Ancestry

Dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) seeds are a major protein, carbohydrate, and mineral source in the human diet of peoples in multiple regions of the world. Seed mineral biofortification is an ongoing objective to improve this important food source. The objective of this research was to assess the seed mineral concentration of five macroelements and eight microelements in a large panel (n = 277)...

Genetic and Phenotypic Diversity and Relations Between Grapevine Varieties: Slovenian Germplasm