Morphological and chemical variation of wild sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) populations

Poljak, Igor; Vahčić, Nada; Liber, Zlatko; Šatović, Zlatko; Idžojtić, Marilena

doi:10.3390/f13010055

Pregled bibliografske jedinice broj: 1212545

Morphological and chemical variation of wild sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) populations

Poljak, Igor; Vahčić, Nada; Liber, Zlatko; Šatović, Zlatko; Idžojtić, Marilena

Morphological and chemical variation of wild sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) populations // Forests, 13 (2022), 55, 20 doi:10.3390/f13010055 (međunarodna recenzija, članak, znanstveni)

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Naslov
Morphological and chemical variation of wild sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) populations

Autori
Poljak, Igor ; Vahčić, Nada ; Liber, Zlatko ; Šatović, Zlatko ; Idžojtić, Marilena

Izvornik
Forests (1999-4907) 13 (2022); 55, 20

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
fruits ; population diversity ; population structure ; morphometric analysis ; chemical analysis

Sažetak
Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill., Fagaceae) is one of the oldest cultivated tree species in the Mediterranean, providing multiple benefits, and, since it has edible seeds, it represents an interesting model species for the research of morphological and chemical variability. In this study, morphometric methods and chemical analyses were used to quantify the extent of differences in phenotypic and nutritional traits between eight natural populations of sweet chestnut from different environmental conditions, where different management types are applied, high- forest and coppice. The samples were collected from the Prealps in Italy to the western part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In total, 31 nut and kernel morphometric and nutritional traits were studied on 160 trees, and various multivariate statistical analyses were used to study intra- and interpopulation variations. Both analyses, morphometric and chemical, revealed a similar pattern of diversity, with morphological and chemical variability not associated with geographic or environmental variables. In addition, we found significant correlations between morphometric and chemical data. High phenotypic variability was determined both among and within the studied populations, and all populations had a similar level of diversity. The results of the analysis of morphological and chemical diversity can have many practical applications for the management, production, and conservation of the sweet chestnut genetic resources for nut production.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija, Poljoprivreda (agronomija), Šumarstvo

POVEZANOST RADA

Ustanove:
Prehrambeno-biotehnološki fakultet, Zagreb,
Fakultet šumarstva i drvne tehnologije,
Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb,
Agronomski fakultet, Zagreb

Profili:

Zlatko Šatović (autor)