Phenotypic Divergence among Sweet Pepper Landraces Assessed by Agro-Morphological Characterization as a Biodiversity Source

Traditional vegetable varieties constitute an important reservoir of biodiversity, so recovering, cultivating, and correctly classifying these landraces is part of key global heritage for the future of food security. In this study, 17 traditional pepper varieties from the Valencian Community (Spain)...

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Autores principales: Martínez-Ispizua, Eva, Calatayud, Ángeles, Marsal, José I., Mateos-Fernández, Rubén, Díez, María José, Soler, Salvador, Valcárcel, José Vicente, Martínez-Cuenca, Mary-Rus
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/8155
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/12/3/632
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author Martínez-Ispizua, Eva
Calatayud, Ángeles
Marsal, José I.
Mateos-Fernández, Rubén
Díez, María José
Soler, Salvador
Valcárcel, José Vicente
Martínez-Cuenca, Mary-Rus
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Díez, María José
Marsal, José I.
Martínez-Cuenca, Mary-Rus
Martínez-Ispizua, Eva
Mateos-Fernández, Rubén
Soler, Salvador
Valcárcel, José Vicente
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Calatayud, Ángeles
Marsal, José I.
Mateos-Fernández, Rubén
Díez, María José
Soler, Salvador
Valcárcel, José Vicente
Martínez-Cuenca, Mary-Rus
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description Traditional vegetable varieties constitute an important reservoir of biodiversity, so recovering, cultivating, and correctly classifying these landraces is part of key global heritage for the future of food security. In this study, 17 traditional pepper varieties from the Valencian Community (Spain) were characterized using 14 quantitative and 30 qualitative conventional morphological descriptors, including plant, flower, and fruit traits, in two ripening stages: green and red. As a result, landraces were grouped based mainly on their fruit morphology (G1: thin and elongated; G2: thick and robust; P-49: ball pepper). During a second trial, the preservation of the described characteristics was checked, and the number of fruit produced per plant was determined. From the acquired information, the most desirable traits that could be of interest for cultivation and harvesting practices were established, including erect growth habit, dense branching, big leaves, and uniformity and low persistence of fruit. Additionally, based mainly on fruit size and fruit wall thickness traits, the varieties with the highest potential to be marketed as fresh, P-37 (from G2), P-41, and P-72 (from G1), were determined. The ungrouped P-49 variety is an optimal candidate for industry processes because of its small size and robust fruit wall. The importance of phenotyping studies for preserving plant varieties is emphasized.
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spelling ReDivia81552025-04-25T14:48:47Z Phenotypic Divergence among Sweet Pepper Landraces Assessed by Agro-Morphological Characterization as a Biodiversity Source Martínez-Ispizua, Eva Calatayud, Ángeles Marsal, José I. Mateos-Fernández, Rubén Díez, María José Soler, Salvador Valcárcel, José Vicente Martínez-Cuenca, Mary-Rus Landraces Maturity stage Traits Variety F30 Plant genetics and breeding F50 Plant structure F60 Plant physiology and biochemistry F62 Plant physiology - Growth and development P01 Nature conservation and land resources Biodiversity Phenotypes Pepper Traditional vegetable varieties constitute an important reservoir of biodiversity, so recovering, cultivating, and correctly classifying these landraces is part of key global heritage for the future of food security. In this study, 17 traditional pepper varieties from the Valencian Community (Spain) were characterized using 14 quantitative and 30 qualitative conventional morphological descriptors, including plant, flower, and fruit traits, in two ripening stages: green and red. As a result, landraces were grouped based mainly on their fruit morphology (G1: thin and elongated; G2: thick and robust; P-49: ball pepper). During a second trial, the preservation of the described characteristics was checked, and the number of fruit produced per plant was determined. From the acquired information, the most desirable traits that could be of interest for cultivation and harvesting practices were established, including erect growth habit, dense branching, big leaves, and uniformity and low persistence of fruit. Additionally, based mainly on fruit size and fruit wall thickness traits, the varieties with the highest potential to be marketed as fresh, P-37 (from G2), P-41, and P-72 (from G1), were determined. The ungrouped P-49 variety is an optimal candidate for industry processes because of its small size and robust fruit wall. The importance of phenotyping studies for preserving plant varieties is emphasized. 2022-05-24T14:35:59Z 2022-05-24T14:35:59Z 2022 article publishedVersion Martínez-Ispizua, E., Calatayud, Á., Marsal, J. I., Mateos-Fernández, R., Díez, M. J., Soler, S. et al. (2022). Phenotypic Divergence among Sweet Pepper Landraces Assessed by Agro-Morphological Characterization as a Biodiversity Source. Agronomy, 12(3), 632. 2073-4395 (eISSN) http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/8155 10.3390/agronomy12030632 https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/12/3/632 en info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ERDF/POCV 2014-2020/51903 This work is included in Project 51903, cofounded by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) of the Generalitat Valenciana 2014–2020. Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 España http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ openAccess MDPI electronico
spellingShingle Landraces
Maturity stage
Traits
Variety
F30 Plant genetics and breeding
F50 Plant structure
F60 Plant physiology and biochemistry
F62 Plant physiology - Growth and development
P01 Nature conservation and land resources
Biodiversity
Phenotypes
Pepper
Martínez-Ispizua, Eva
Calatayud, Ángeles
Marsal, José I.
Mateos-Fernández, Rubén
Díez, María José
Soler, Salvador
Valcárcel, José Vicente
Martínez-Cuenca, Mary-Rus
Phenotypic Divergence among Sweet Pepper Landraces Assessed by Agro-Morphological Characterization as a Biodiversity Source
title Phenotypic Divergence among Sweet Pepper Landraces Assessed by Agro-Morphological Characterization as a Biodiversity Source
title_full Phenotypic Divergence among Sweet Pepper Landraces Assessed by Agro-Morphological Characterization as a Biodiversity Source
title_fullStr Phenotypic Divergence among Sweet Pepper Landraces Assessed by Agro-Morphological Characterization as a Biodiversity Source
title_full_unstemmed Phenotypic Divergence among Sweet Pepper Landraces Assessed by Agro-Morphological Characterization as a Biodiversity Source
title_short Phenotypic Divergence among Sweet Pepper Landraces Assessed by Agro-Morphological Characterization as a Biodiversity Source
title_sort phenotypic divergence among sweet pepper landraces assessed by agro morphological characterization as a biodiversity source
topic Landraces
Maturity stage
Traits
Variety
F30 Plant genetics and breeding
F50 Plant structure
F60 Plant physiology and biochemistry
F62 Plant physiology - Growth and development
P01 Nature conservation and land resources
Biodiversity
Phenotypes
Pepper
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/8155
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/12/3/632
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