20 research outputs found
Mature pepper fruit phenotypic diversity in size, shape, end shape, and pericarp thickness of a worldwide collection.
<p>Mature pepper fruit phenotypic diversity in size, shape, end shape, and pericarp thickness of a worldwide collection.</p
Population structure of pepper (<i>Capsicum annuum</i>) grouped by country of origin.
<p>Only countries represented by more than four individuals are included. Individuals are represented by their proportionate membership (0 to 1) in cluster 1 (purple), cluster 2 (light yellow), cluster 3 (sky blue), cluster 4 (steel blue), or cluster 5 (orchid). A white space and black tick marks separate subgroups of individuals.</p
Fruit thickness, perimeter, area and fruit shape compared among countries and continents.
<p>Fruit thickness, perimeter, area and fruit shape compared among countries and continents.</p
Broad sense heritability of fruit phenotypic characteristics.
<p>Broad sense heritability of fruit phenotypic characteristics.</p
Genetic differentiation of pepper lines when grouped by fruit shape categories<sup>A</sup>.
<p>Genetic differentiation of pepper lines when grouped by fruit shape categories<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0156969#t006fn001" target="_blank"><sup>A</sup></a>.</p
Pepper lines evaluated for fruit characteristics.
<p>Pepper lines evaluated for fruit characteristics.</p
Population structure of pepper (<i>Capsicum annuum</i>) grouped by fruit end shape categories.
<p>Individuals are represented by their proportionate membership (0 to 1) in cluster 1 (purple), cluster 2 (light yellow), cluster 3 (sky blue), cluster 4 (steel blue), or cluster 5 (orchid). A white space and black tick marks separate subgroups of individuals.</p
Genetic Diversity, Population Structure, and Heritability of Fruit Traits in <i>Capsicum annuum</i>
<div><p>Cultivated pepper (<i>Capsicum annuum</i>) is a phenotypically diverse species grown throughout the world. Wild and landrace peppers are typically small-fruited and pungent, but contain many important traits such as insect and disease resistance. Cultivated peppers vary dramatically in size, shape, pungency, and color, and often lack resistance traits. Fruit characteristics (e.g. shape and pericarp thickness) are major determinants for cultivar selection, and their association with disease susceptibility can reduce breeding efficacy. This study evaluated a diverse collection of peppers for mature fruit phenotypic traits, correlation among fruit traits and Phytophthora fruit rot resistance, genetic diversity, population structure, and trait broad sense heritability. Significant differences within all fruit phenotype categories were detected among pepper lines. Fruit from Europe had the thickest pericarp, and fruit from Ecuador had the thinnest. For fruit shape index, fruit from Africa had the highest index, while fruit from Europe had the lowest. Five genetic clusters were detected in the pepper population and were significantly associated with fruit thickness, end shape, and fruit shape index. The genetic differentiation between clusters ranged from little to very great differentiation when grouped by the predefined categories. Broad sense heritability for fruit traits ranged from 0.56 (shoulder height) to 0.98 (pericarp thickness). When correlations among fruit phenotypes and fruit disease were evaluated, fruit shape index was negatively correlated with pericarp thickness, and positively correlated with fruit perimeter. Pepper fruit pericarp, perimeter, and width had a slight positive correlation with Phytophthora fruit rot, whereas fruit shape index had a slight negative correlation.</p></div
<i>Solanum</i> spp. fruit shape, width and length variation between countries of origin.
a<p>Categories with less than five individuals representing a country were not included in analyses.</p>b<p>Mean fruit shape calculated as the ratio of fruit length to fruit width.</p>c<p>Mean fruit width at midpoint measured in cm.</p>d<p>Mean fruit length from peduncle to blossom end measured in cm.</p
Genetic diversity estimates for SSRs for <i>S. melongena</i> grouped by continent and country of origin.
a<p>Categories with less than four lines were excluded from analyses and are not shown.</p>b<p>Mean values are presented for the average number of alleles (AlleleNo), genetic diversity (G<sub>D</sub>) and the polymorphism information content (PIC).</p