Improvement of Fig (Ficus carica L.) by Conventional Breeding and Biotechnology

Aljane, Fateh; Essid, Awatef; Nahdi, Sabrine

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-91944-7_9

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“…Many countries have similar germplasm collections for other minor fruits such as ber, pomegranate, litchi, jaman, etc., consisting of most of the possible varieties of these fruits in these countries. Similarly, fig collections have been reported from different countries such as Tunisia [32,33], Turkey [12,29,56], Morocco [8,57,58], Spain [35,59], Lebanon [60], Iran [4], Kashmir [23,38] and Jordan [36]. These studies have shown that the diversity of morphological and pomological characters could be useful for an efficient marker system to distinguish between different fig genotypes.…”

Section: Perspectives Of Gene Bank Conservationmentioning

confidence: 81%

“…Based on significant differences between quantitative and qualitative characteristics, many conclusions have been drawn and fruit germplasm has been classified into different groups. In this context, many researchers around the world {Turkey [12,29], Iran [4,30], Malaysia [31], Morocco [2,8], Tunisia [32,33], Spain [34,35], Jordan [36], Algeria [37]} and Kashmir [23,28] have also worked on fig germplasm and reported variabilities in morphological and pomological characteristics. The current results are sufficiently informative and could be used to exploit diversification among the accessions studied.…”

Section: Qualitative and Quantitative Characterizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Evaluation of the Characteristics of Native Wild Himalayan Fig (Ficus palmata Forsk.) from Pakistan as a Potential Species for Sustainable Fruit Production

Khan

Habib

et al. 2022

Sustainability

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Wild Himalayan figs (Ficus palmata Forsk.), native to East Asia and the Himalayan region, are closely related to the well-known cultivated fig (Ficus carica L.), which is grown mainly in the Mediterranean region. The Pakistani state of Azad Jammu and Kashmir has a rich variety of figs. However, no comprehensive study has been carried out to utilise the diversity of these wild figs for possible use in sustainable fruit production. Therefore, the present study was designed to assess the variability of 35 wild fig accessions using quantitative and qualitative traits. Descriptive statistics were used to measure quantitative characteristics, while the coefficient of variance (CV %) was analysed using SAS® version 9.1. A principal component analysis (PCA) and multivariate analysis were performed using R Studio (v1.1.4). Pearson correlation coefficients between characteristics were obtained using SPSS software. The studied accessions showed high variability and the coefficient of variation (CV) ranged from 4.46–14.81%. Days to maturity varied from 71 to 86, leaf area from 38.55 to 90.06 cm2. The fruit length, fruit diameter and fruit weight ranged from 11.25 to 29.85 mm, 11.85 to 27.49 mm and 2.65 to 9.66 g, respectively. The photosynthetic activity and total chlorophyll content also varied from 7.94 to 10.22 μmol CO2 m−2s−1 and 37.11 to 46.48 μgml−1. In most of the fig accessions studied, apical dominance was found to be ‘absent’ while fruit shape was observed to be ‘globular’. A strong correlation was observed between all the studied characteristics. In the PCA analysis, all 35 fig accessions were distributed in four quadrants and showed a great diversity. This could be a valuable gene pool for future breeding studies and provide improved quality varieties. Wild Himalayan figs from the wild are well adapted to local pedoclimatic conditions and, combined with easy propagation and production can contribute to the local economy and have a significant impact on the socio-economic and ecological balance. The results of this study show high variability in some of the studied traits of 35 accessions from different parts of Northeast Pakistan, indicating their good potential for further enhancement and utilisation in sustainable agricultural production.

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Section: Perspectives Of Gene Bank Conservationmentioning

confidence: 81%

Section: Qualitative and Quantitative Characterizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Evaluation of the Characteristics of Native Wild Himalayan Fig (Ficus palmata Forsk.) from Pakistan as a Potential Species for Sustainable Fruit Production

Khan

Habib

et al. 2022

Sustainability

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“…The number of fig varieties is enormously large, especially considering the many cases of homonymy or synonymy (Aljane and Ferchichi 2009;Aljane 2011;Aljane et al 2012;Aljane and Nahdi 2014) and according to some authors it is around 600 reported varieties with a high genetic diversity (Melgarejo et al 2003; (Fig. 3) (Harzallah et al 2016;Meziant et al 2015;Crisosto et al 2011;Ouchemoukh et al 2012;Solomon et al 2006).…”

Section: Varieties and Fig Landracesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The fig (Ficus carica L.): varietal evolution from Asia to Puglia region, southeastern Italy

Mazzeo,

Magarelli,

Ferrara

2024

CABI Agric Biosci

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The fig represents one of the oldest and widespread species in the Mediterranean basin, and thanks to man-made selections, it is possible to survey numerous varieties currently used for both main crop and brebas production. The fig is often associated with the birth of horticulture in Mediterranean and Near Asia areas. Figs were probably carried to southern Italy by Phoenicians and successively by Greeks and played an important role in Roman society. Puglia was in the past the most important region in southern Italy to produce figs and especially brebas (first crop), thanks to the excellent qualitative aspects of some varieties such as ‘Petrelli’ (syn. “Fiorone di S. Giovanni,” “Fiorone di S. Antonio”) and ‘Domenico Tauro’ that are mainly cultivated in the provinces of Bari and Brindisi. Main crop production, on the other hand, has always been based on the ‘Dottato’ variety, which was mainly used for drying and is partly consumed fresh, but also processed into jams and marmalades. There are numerous ‘minor’ varieties, which allow Puglia to be among the regions in the world with the greatest fig biodiversity, a kind of living repository grown during the centuries and in the last years rediscovered. However, the consumption and trade are exclusively at the local level, due to limited resistance to handling and shipping of such fruit; only a limited amount is destined to export. The main fig varieties cultivated in Puglia allow a wide ripening calendar starting from the first 10 days of June for brebas (often at the end of May) and ending in late September–October with late ripening varieties. The purpose of this mini review is to highlight the high degree of biodiversity that exists in Puglia region since many centuries, and the importance that this ancient crop could have in modern fruit growing, as it was once a key player in market scenarios in many Mediterranean and Near Asia countries. The fig biodiversity could be used either for fresh and processed consumption or for breeding programs for new varieties with desired traits and qualities.

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“…It should be noted that the small ostiole opening has a role in preventing pests from entering and infecting the fruit. It is also important to determine the fruit's quality (Al-Jane et al, 2018).…”

Section: Fruitsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Morphological and Spectral Taxonomic Study of Some Ficus carica L. Cultivars Growing in Northern Iraq

Al-Badrany¹,

Al-Ma’thidy²

2023

SJA

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T he taxonomic evidence for all parts of the plant during its growth and development stages is of taxonomic importance, and the morphological identifiers for characterizing the new cultivars of each plant depend on a set of traits that can distinguish cultivars from each other ( Judd et al., 1999).The general morphological traits are of great importance in diagnosing the various taxonomic categories such as family, genus, species, and cultivars,

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Improvement of Fig (Ficus carica L.) by Conventional Breeding and Biotechnology

Cited by 11 publications

References 58 publications

Evaluation of the Characteristics of Native Wild Himalayan Fig (Ficus palmata Forsk.) from Pakistan as a Potential Species for Sustainable Fruit Production

Evaluation of the Characteristics of Native Wild Himalayan Fig (Ficus palmata Forsk.) from Pakistan as a Potential Species for Sustainable Fruit Production

The fig (Ficus carica L.): varietal evolution from Asia to Puglia region, southeastern Italy

Morphological and Spectral Taxonomic Study of Some Ficus carica L. Cultivars Growing in Northern Iraq

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