scholarly journals Fruit Breeding in Regard to Color and Seed Hardness: A Genomic View from Pomegranate

Agronomy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 991
Author(s):  
Xinhui Zhang ◽  
Yujie Zhao ◽  
Yuan Ren ◽  
Yuying Wang ◽  
Zhaohe Yuan
Keyword(s):  
Anthocyanin Biosynthesis ◽  
Punica Granatum ◽  
Fruit Trees ◽  
Fruit Traits ◽  
Crop Breeding ◽  
Horticultural Crop ◽  
Genomic Resources ◽  
Seed Hardness ◽  
Punica Granatum L ◽  
Nutraceutical Properties

Many fruit trees have been whole-genome sequenced, and these genomic resources provide us with valuable resources of genes related to interesting fruit traits (e.g., fruit color, size and taste) and help to facilitate the breeding progress. Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.), one economically important fruit crop, has attracted much attention for its multiple colors, sweet and sour taste, soft seed and nutraceutical properties. In recent years, the phylogenesis of pomegranate has been revised which belongs to Lythraceae. So far, three published pomegranate genomes including ‘Taishanhong’, ‘Tunisia’ and ‘Dabenzi’ have been released on NCBI with open availability. This article analyzed and compared the assembly and annotation of three published pomegranate genomes. We also analyzed the evolution-development of anthocyanin biosynthesis and discussed pomegranate population genetics for soft seed breeding. These provided some references for horticultural crop breeding on the basis of genomic resources, especially pomegranate.

HOW FRUIT TRAITS INFLUENCE CRACKING OF POMEGRANATE (PUNICA GRANATUM L.)

2015 ◽  
pp. 815-818
Author(s):  
H. SaeiAhagh ◽  
M.M. Sharifani ◽  
E. Seifi ◽  
A. Mohseni ◽  
V. Akbarpour
Keyword(s):  
Punica Granatum ◽  
Fruit Traits ◽  
Punica Granatum L

scholarly journals Effect of rejuvenation pruning on the growth, productivity and disease incidence in declining trees of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cv. Kandhari Kabuli

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 358-362
Author(s):  
D. P. Sharma ◽  
Niranjan Singh
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Blight ◽  
Disease Incidence ◽  
Fruit Size ◽  
Punica Granatum ◽  
Fruit Trees ◽  
Fruit Weight ◽  
Shoot Length ◽  
Marketable Yield ◽  
Disease Attack ◽  
Punica Granatum L

Pruning of fruit trees is an important aspect for the improvement of fruit quality and to minimize the pests and disease attack. Pruning was performed in the month of December in seven year old unpruned trees of Punica granatum cv. Knadhdri Kabuli having many interfering branching and a heavy infestation of bacterial blight orchard. The pruning treatments viz., T1: Retention of 15cm fruiting shoot length, T2: Retention of 30cm fruiting shoot length, T3: Retention of 45cm fruiting shoot length, T4: Retention of 60cm fruiting shoot length and T5: control (No heading back and no thinning) plant. The results of the present investigation revealed that among different pruning treatment, the best results in terms of shoot extension (56.34 cm), fruit size (Diameter 9.66 cm and Length 9.65 cm, fruit weight (278.50 g), marketable yield (10.25 kg) and fruit qualities were in fruits from T1 and T2 where retention of 15cm fruiting shoot length respectively and retention of 30cm fruiting shoot length were maintained. However, maximum fruit set (54.73%) was recorded in control, and it decreased with increasing pruning intensity. The pruning treatments also proved beneficial in controlling bacterial blight on fruit (12.86%) and leaf surface (26.60%) to some extent.

scholarly journals Purple Queen® fruits of Punica granatum L.: Nutraceutical properties and unconventional growing substrates

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 637-650 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diletta Balli ◽  
Francesca Tozzi ◽  
Mohamad Khatib ◽  
Alessandra Adessi ◽  
Pablo Melgarejo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Detrimental Effect ◽  
Punica Granatum ◽  
New Materials ◽  
Early Ripening ◽  
Soilless Cultivation ◽  
As Stress ◽  
Punica Granatum L ◽  
Dry Fruit ◽  
Nutraceutical Properties ◽  
Potential Substrate

BACKGROUND: Purple Queen® is an early ripening pomegranate cultivar growing well in soilless cultivation. Substrates have direct effects on plant development and, due to progressive peatland exhaustion, the request for new materials for plant growth is high. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this work was to verify the effects of a new potential substrate obtained from the remediation of marine port sediments on the nutraceutical profile of Purple Queen® fruits, using 50% and 100% of reclaimed sediment. METHODS: The study was carried out determining ellagitannins and polysaccharides obtained from peel after decoction, and anthocyanins in aril juice on fruits from two agronomic seasons. RESULTS: The presence of 100% of the sediment had a partial detrimental effect on fruits size and weight. Compared to a peat-based commercial substrate (control), remediated sediment preserved ellagitannin content and increased the anthocyanin amount (up to 40% higher) and polysaccharide content up to 34% on dry fruit. High molecular weight polysaccharides (>2000 kDa) were identified in all the fruits with glucose and galacturonic acid as the major sugars. CONCLUSIONS: Fruits from plants cultivated only on sediment or in a mixture with 50% of peat showed significant increases of bioactive compounds as stress response in two consecutive seasons.

scholarly journals Response of Growing Media and IBA Application under Different Weather Conditions on Growth of Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) Cuttings

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 207-217
Author(s):  
B. Avu. Durga Jatinder Singh
Keyword(s):  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Punica Granatum ◽  
Spring Season ◽  
Horticultural Crop ◽  
Indole Butyric Acid ◽  
Growing Media ◽  
Propagation Methods ◽  
Punica Granatum L ◽  
Day By Day ◽  
Good Possibility

Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) is an important commercial horticultural crop. The cultivation of this crop is increasing day by day. Mainly due to its survival nature, particularly in dry or less water available areas. Its propagation is possible by using seed but vegetative propagation methods are very popular. Even commercial propagation of pomegranate is done by cuttings. To fulfill the rising demand for high-quality plant material, easy, fast, reliable, economical multiplications are required, and under such circumstances, cuttings are the best-suited material. This method of propagation can further be improved by the use of optimum growing media and application of various plant growth regulators Indole Butyric acid and its derivations. Moreover, the success of propagation depends on prevailing weather conditions and the time of planting. Perlite + vermiculite and a combination of vermiculite + coco peat in equal proportions, quick dip application of 2500 ppm IBA, and planting in the spring season are considered ideal for fast and economical multiplication of pomegranate cuttings. Humid weather conditions during the spring season exhibit a good possibility of rooting and survival of the same. Therefore, the main aim of this review article is to collect/compile the information regarding the effect of growing media and applications of IBA under different weather regimes over previous years along with recent happenings.

scholarly journals Improvement of pomegranate (punica granatum l.) to cold resistant through in vitro mutation

2020 ◽  
Vol 132 (3) ◽  
pp. 20-27
Author(s):  
D.V. Volkov ◽  
◽  
А.M. Аrgynbayeva ◽  
D.L. Daurov ◽  
А.K. Daurova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Survival Rate ◽  
Low Temperatures ◽  
Cold Resistance ◽  
Punica Granatum ◽  
Fruit Trees ◽  
Chemical Mutagenesis ◽  
Limiting Factor ◽  
Large Pool ◽  
Punica Granatum L

In Kazakhstan, a large pool of fruit trees is grown, one of which is the pomegranate (Punica granatum L.). The most significant limiting factor of pomegranate cultivation in Kazakhstan is the frosty winter, as well as low temperatures in spring and autumn. In order to obtain mutants resistant to low positive temperatures, chemical mutagenesis was used, with ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS) as the mutagen. Callus was treated with mutagen in vitro culture. In the Akdona cultivar, the survival rate of callus was 25.45% at the concentration of 3 µM of EMS mutagen, 31.67% at the concentration of 6 µM, and 24.35% at 9 µM. Plant regeneration was induced from mutagen-treated calluses. The resulting plants were exposed to low positive temperatures (4°C, for 30 days). After exposure to cold, the maximum survival rate of mutant plants of the Akdona cultivar was 58%, and the minimum survival rate was 3% for plants of the Pg1 line. The resulting mutant pomegranate plants will be used for breeding for cold resistance.

scholarly journals Functional Analysis of a Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) MYB Transcription Factor Involved in the Regulation of Anthocyanin Biosynthesis

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ghazale Khaksar ◽  
Badraldin Ebrahim Sayed Tabatabaei ◽  
Ahmad Arzani ◽  
Cyrus Ghobadi ◽  
Esmaeil Ebrahimie
Keyword(s):  
Functional Analysis ◽  
Transcription Factor ◽  
Anthocyanin Biosynthesis ◽  
Punica Granatum ◽  
Myb Transcription Factor ◽  
Punica Granatum L
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