Molecular and morphological identification of some elite varieties of date palms grown in Saudi Arabia

Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.), is a highly out breeding, dioecious plant species of enormous genetic diversity. Genotype identification of date palm is an intricate empirical exercise based on morphological characters. The objectives of the present study were to characterize some elite cultivar...

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Veröffentlicht in:Emirates journal of food and agriculture 2012-10, Vol.24 (5), p.456
Hauptverfasser: Al-Khalifah, Nasser S, Askari, Ejaz, Khan, A E Shanavas
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.), is a highly out breeding, dioecious plant species of enormous genetic diversity. Genotype identification of date palm is an intricate empirical exercise based on morphological characters. The objectives of the present study were to characterize some elite cultivars of date palms using morphological characters of fruits and to correlate the results with RAPD markers. A total of 14 well-known cultivars of date palm (Barhy, Deglet Noor, Hilaliah, Hilwa, Khalas, Makhtomi, Moneifi, Nabtet Ali, Omal Khashab, Rothana, Sabbaka, Shagra, Sukkary, Wannanah) were selected from Saudi Arabia. The methodology followed in this study can be extended to other cultivars, which may ultimately result in the compilation of an authentic manual describing the diagnostic characters of date palm cultivars with their existing synonyms. The RAPD analysis will help to resolve the ambiguity regarding the identity of narrowly-distinguishable cultivars and to assess genetic diversity for the conservation of date palm germplasm in Saudi Arabia.
ISSN:2079-052X
2079-0538