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Advances in Crop Science and Technology
ISSN: 2329-8863
Agri 2019
August 15-16, 2019
August 15-16, 2019 | Rome, Italy
14
th
International Conference on
Agriculture & Horticulture
Assessment of variability in morphological traits of apricot germplasm issued from various genetic and
environmental resources in Morocco
Jamal Ayour
1, 2
, Catherine M.G.C. Renard
2
and
Mohamed Benichou1
1
Cadi Ayyad University, Morocco
2
University of Avignon, France
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gro-morphological traits were evaluated for 92 Moroccan apricot accessions issued from different geographical
sites, using 34 morphological qualitative and quantitative characters. Strong correlations between studied traits
were observed, especially between fruit weight, stone weight, fruit dimensions, flesh firmness and color traits. Significant
variations (p ≤ 0.001) were observed among studied parameters which can help differentiate between different apricot
accessions. The analysis of structure was able to show that the dimensions of the leaf and the fruit as well as the skin
color of fruit represent the discriminating parameters of studied apricots. No clear morphological structure was displayed
according to the geographical origin of accessions. However, the apricot genotype had a marked effect on the observed
variability (More than 48%of the total variance revealed in PCA analysis) andmorphological structure of studied apricots.
This studywould provide a solid and genuine basis for effectivemanagement and sustainable use of apricot geneticmaterial
in future breeding programs in the Mediterranean region.
jamal.ayour@yahoo.frAdv Crop Sci Tech 2019, Volume 07