Seed Germination Behavior, Molecular Analysis of Four Populations of Arbutus andrachne Species from Greece, and Cultivation Practice for Producing High-Quality Plants

Arbutus andrachne, the Greek strawberry tree, is an evergreen shrub or small tree in the family Ericaceae native to the Mediterranean basin, and is a valuable phytogenetic resource. In the context of sustainable exploitation of A. andrachne, four Greek natural populations of species were selected an...

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Veröffentlicht in:Agriculture (Basel) 2023-07, Vol.13 (7), p.1428
Hauptverfasser: Pipinis, Elias, Stampoulidis, Athanasios, Kotoula, Aikaterini Angeliki, Milios, Elias, Kostas, Stefanos, Hatzilazarou, Stefanos, Papaioannou, Evgenia, Papaeirinaios, Alexandros, Kitikidou, Kyriaki, Radoglou, Kalliopi
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Zusammenfassung:Arbutus andrachne, the Greek strawberry tree, is an evergreen shrub or small tree in the family Ericaceae native to the Mediterranean basin, and is a valuable phytogenetic resource. In the context of sustainable exploitation of A. andrachne, four Greek natural populations of species were selected and a detailed germination protocol, molecular analysis, and cultivation practices were reported herein for the first time. The 1 month period of cold stratification or the treatment with gibberellic acid resulted in similar patterns of seed germination over a wide temperature range for all four populations. Differences among the four populations were observed in five of six morphological traits measured in 1-year-old seedlings. The 2-year-old plants grown in plastic bags (2.26 L in volume) showed superior growth rates. Foliage, but not roots, of 2-year-old seedlings supplemented with mineral fertilizers had higher fresh masses than untreated seedlings. The four A. andrachne accessions exhibited more genetic variability within than among populations.
ISSN:2077-0472
2077-0472
DOI:10.3390/agriculture13071428