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Phenotypic diversity and relationships of fruit quality traits in inter-specific almond × peach backcrosses breeding progenies

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Nineteen agrochemical traits of 20 almond inter-specific backcrosses progenies were evaluated and compared for three consequence years to find out their phenotypic diversity and determine the relationships of fruit quality traits in almond × peach backcrosses breeding progenies. The variation was observed for traits of phenology parameters (blooming time, ripening time), Physical parameters (fruit weight, width, height, shape, thickness, skin pubescences, colour and flower type), chemical parameters (total sugar content, soluble solids content and acidity) and sensory parameters (attractiveness, taste, and flavor) and yield. Many fruit characteristics that are important to breeders are present in this collection. A high variability was found in the evaluated almond progenies and significant differences were found among them in all studied quality attributes. Year-by-year variations were observed for majority of traits. A significant correlation was found among the fruit height, fruit width, skin pubescences and yield. Fruit height showed a significant positive correlation with fruit weight and fruit thickness and some other traits and a negative correlation with the titratable acidity, skin pubescences and fruit flavour. A high negative correlation was found between the fruit weight and titratable acidity (−0.8). Low coefficients were got between the flower colour and skin pubescences. In addition, principal component analysis it possible to established similar groups of genotypes depending on their quality characteristics and to study relationships among pomological traits in almond progenies evaluated.

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The authors are gratefully thank Shahrekord University for their financial support, the section of Horticulture, ANRRC of Shahrekord and Karaj collection for providing and access to the progenies at the station. We wish to thank Kh. Chenaneh Hanoni for technical assistance and critical review of the manuscript.

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  1. Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahrekord University, P.O. Box 115, Shahrekord, Iran

    Hamid Yaghini, Maryam Shirani, Azin Archangi, Karim Sorkheh, Seyed Ehsan Sangi, Mahmood Khodambashi & Farahnaz Tavakoli

  2. Department of Agronomy and Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Payame Nor-e-Tehran University, Tehran, Iran

    Sajad Badfar Chaleshtori

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Yaghini, H., Shirani, M., Archangi, A. et al. Phenotypic diversity and relationships of fruit quality traits in inter-specific almond × peach backcrosses breeding progenies. Euphytica 194, 305–324 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-013-0893-3

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