The genetic diversity of Apulian apricot genotypes (Prunus armeniaca L.) assessed using AFLP markers.
Apricot is an important crop in Italy and, especially in Southern regions, in the last five years numerous plantings using new cultivars and appropriate cultural management have been established. The cultivars available were created in different environments (USA, France, New Zealand, etc), they then often show low adaptability to Italian conditions. However, in the South of Italy, it is still possible to safeguard and to exploit a considerable amount of the apricot genetic variation available in ecotypes often characterised both by useful bio-agronomic traits and by good environmental adaptation. These genetic materials could be used in breeding programs aimed at broadening the harvest period and obtaining high fruit quality and resistance to the main biotic and abiotic stresses.
Riccardi
Luigi
L
Department of Agroforestry, Environmental Biology and Chemistry, Section of Genetics and Plant Breeding, University of Bari, Amendola 165/A; 70126, Bari, Italy.
Giorgio
Vito
V
De Giovanni
Claudio
C
Lotti
Concetta
C
Gallotta
Alessandra
A
Fanizza
Girolamo
G
D018556:Crops, Agricultural / Q000235:genetics*; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D018744:DNA, Plant / Q000235:genetics; D005784:Gene Amplification; D005819:Genetic Markers; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005838:Genotype; D007558:Italy; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D027861:Prunus / Q000235:genetics*
D018744:DNA, Plant; D005819:Genetic Markers