Spiked pepper: selection of clones toward cropping on the edaphoclimatic conditions from Belém, Brazil

Horticultura Brasileira

José Maria D Gaia¹  Milton Guilherme Da C Mota¹  Carmen Célia C Da Conceição¹  José Guilherme S Maia¹ 

[1] ,UFRA ICA Belém PA

关键词: Piper aduncum L.;    genetic resources;    conservation of germplasm;    morphoagronomic traits;    genetic breeding;    Piper aduncum L.;    recursos genéticos;    conservação de germoplasma;    caracteres morfoagronômicos;    melhoramento genético;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0102-05362010000400007

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Spiked pepper presents a high yield of essential oil with useful biological properties for human health and agriculture. In order to evaluate the morphoagronomic variability and, afterwards, to select genotypes for plant breeding and cultivation, thirteen clones were propagated. Thus, spiked pepper cuttings were rooted under greenhouse, transferred to a nursery and, afterwards, planted at the experimental area. The evaluations were carried out in two harvest seasons. The evaluated morphoagronomic traits were number of leaves per branch, leaf length, leaf width, diameter of the oldest branch, plant height, number of orthotropic branches, number of plagiotropic branches, internode length, fresh and dry matter, yield of essential oil and dillapiole content. The analysis of variance and the Scott-Knott test were utilized for data analysis and comparisons among clones and parentals were carried out through genetic and experimental variation coefficients. Fresh matter (first season), number of orthotropic branches and diameter of the the oldest branch (second season) presented variability. The Scott-Knott test detected variability for fresh matter, dillapiole content (first season), diameter of the oldest branch and number of orthotropic branches (second season). The yield of essential oil and the dillapiole content were higher for the clones than for the parentals. In conclusion, the clones showed adaptability to the soil and climate conditions of Belém, Pará State, Brazil; the harvest time influenced the oil yield and the dillapiole content; the variance analysis evidenced uniformity and productivity for the evaluated clones, suggesting they can be recommended for cultivation on small-scale production systems in this location.

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