Influence of Gamma Irradiation on Seedless Citrus Production: Pollen Germination and Fruit Quality
Seedlessness is a desirable characteristic in citrus fruits sold for fresh consumption. Gamma irradiation is widely used to obtain seedless citrus fruits. Here, different clones of the self-incompatible parthenocarpic ‘Moncada’ mandarin, obtained by gamma irradiation, were studied to assess seedless...
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| author | Bermejo, Almudena Pardo, José Cano, Antonio |
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| description | Seedlessness is a desirable characteristic in citrus fruits sold for fresh consumption. Gamma irradiation is widely used to obtain seedless citrus fruits. Here, different clones of the self-incompatible parthenocarpic ‘Moncada’ mandarin, obtained by gamma irradiation, were studied to assess seedlessness, pollen germination, fruit characteristics and qua- lity attributes. Findings indicate that irradiation altered aspects other than seedlessness, such as pollen germination, and some of the clones presented different weight, size, acidity and maturity index. Fruit quality and nutritional bio- components were affected differently; some clones presented no changes compared to the control ‘Moncada’ man-darin, while other clones showed significant differences. In general, all clones examined presented low seed numbers and re- duced pollen viability. Some of these clones, which ripen late in the season and whose fruit quality is maintained or improved, are in the process of registration. |
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| spelling | ReDivia80732025-04-25T14:48:38Z Influence of Gamma Irradiation on Seedless Citrus Production: Pollen Germination and Fruit Quality Bermejo, Almudena Pardo, José Cano, Antonio Citrus clones Nutritional bio-components Fruit quality F30 Plant genetics and breeding Q01 Food science and technology Gamma irradiation Seedlessness Pollen germination Seedlessness is a desirable characteristic in citrus fruits sold for fresh consumption. Gamma irradiation is widely used to obtain seedless citrus fruits. Here, different clones of the self-incompatible parthenocarpic ‘Moncada’ mandarin, obtained by gamma irradiation, were studied to assess seedlessness, pollen germination, fruit characteristics and qua- lity attributes. Findings indicate that irradiation altered aspects other than seedlessness, such as pollen germination, and some of the clones presented different weight, size, acidity and maturity index. Fruit quality and nutritional bio- components were affected differently; some clones presented no changes compared to the control ‘Moncada’ man-darin, while other clones showed significant differences. In general, all clones examined presented low seed numbers and re- duced pollen viability. Some of these clones, which ripen late in the season and whose fruit quality is maintained or improved, are in the process of registration. 2022-05-04T10:44:46Z 2022-05-04T10:44:46Z 2011 article publishedVersion Bermejo, A., Pardo, J. & Cano, A. (2011). Influence of gamma irradiation on seedless citrus production: pollen germination and fruit quality. Food and Nutrition Sciences, 2(3), 169-180. 2157-944X 2157-9458 (eISSN) http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/8073 10.4236/fns.2011.23024 https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation.aspx?paperid=4887 en info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MICINN/Programa Nacional de Investigación Fundamental/RTA2008-00052-00-00/ES/Selección de nuevas variedades tardías de mandarinas sin semillas, obtenidas mediante técnicas de irradiación. Influencia de los factores medioambientales en la formación de semillas/ This work was supported by research project RTA2008-00052-00-00 from INIA (Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia, Spain), and the financial help of the European Community (FEDER and ESF funds) and Consellería de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación (Generalitat Valenciana, Spain). Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 España http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ openAccess Scientific Research Publishing (SCIRP) electronico |
| spellingShingle | Citrus clones Nutritional bio-components Fruit quality F30 Plant genetics and breeding Q01 Food science and technology Gamma irradiation Seedlessness Pollen germination Bermejo, Almudena Pardo, José Cano, Antonio Influence of Gamma Irradiation on Seedless Citrus Production: Pollen Germination and Fruit Quality |
| title | Influence of Gamma Irradiation on Seedless Citrus Production: Pollen Germination and Fruit Quality |
| title_full | Influence of Gamma Irradiation on Seedless Citrus Production: Pollen Germination and Fruit Quality |
| title_fullStr | Influence of Gamma Irradiation on Seedless Citrus Production: Pollen Germination and Fruit Quality |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of Gamma Irradiation on Seedless Citrus Production: Pollen Germination and Fruit Quality |
| title_short | Influence of Gamma Irradiation on Seedless Citrus Production: Pollen Germination and Fruit Quality |
| title_sort | influence of gamma irradiation on seedless citrus production pollen germination and fruit quality |
| topic | Citrus clones Nutritional bio-components Fruit quality F30 Plant genetics and breeding Q01 Food science and technology Gamma irradiation Seedlessness Pollen germination |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/8073 https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation.aspx?paperid=4887 |
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