Title
Intraspecific variability of camu-camu fruit in native populations of northern amazonia
Other title
Variabilidade intraespecífica de frutos de camu-camu em populações nativas na amazônia setentrional
Date Issued
01 January 2015
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Chagas E.A.
Chagas P.C.
Bacelar-Lima C.G.
Garcia M.I.R.
Oliveira J.V.
Souza O.M.
Morais B.S.
Araújo M.d.C.d.R.
Universidad Federal de Roraima
Publisher(s)
Brazilian Society of Plant Breeding
Abstract
Similarly to most breeding programs of native species, camu-camu (Myrciaria dubia (Kunt) McVaugh) improvement is also restricted, due to the scarcity of research results. In this situation, the prospection, collection and conservation of germplasm in genebanks ensure successful selection and breeding studies of the species. In this sense, the purpose of this study was the intraspecific characterization of the biometric variability in fruits of native camu-camu populations of the State of Roraima, in the northern Amazon region. Of 16 populations, 247 sub-samples were evaluated. Analyses were performed with the multivariate technique of principal components and hierarchical clustering, to determine the variables with highest intraspecific variability for the studied traits. The populations found in the lower Rio Branco region performed best for the studied traits, indicating the great potential of the region as a reservoir of promising subsamples for future breeding programs of the species in the northern Amazon.
Start page
265
End page
271
Volume
15
Issue
4
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Biotecnología agrícola, Biotecnología alimentaria
Ciencias de las plantas, Botánica
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84955566506
Source
Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology
ISSN of the container
15187853
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus