Phenotypic Diversity of Morphological Characteristics of Pitahaya (<i>Selenicereus Megalanthus</i> Haw.) Germplasm in Colombia

Yellow pitahaya is an exotic fruit that is rich in essential nutrients and antioxidants. In Colombia, it grows naturally in warm areas, but it is not clear which species exist because this genus presents a lot of intra and interspecific hybridization. More studies are needed in this field along with...

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Autores principales:	Ana Cruz Morillo-Coronado, Elsa Helena Manjarres Hernández, Lucimar Forero-Mancipe
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Materias:	germplasm <i>Selenicereus megalanthus</i> morphoagronomic descriptors phenotypic variation genetic diversity Botany QK1-989
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:3eadef22a17940798379cf44174bfebd2021-11-25T18:44:17ZPhenotypic Diversity of Morphological Characteristics of Pitahaya (<i>Selenicereus Megalanthus</i> Haw.) Germplasm in Colombia10.3390/plants101122552223-7747https://doaj.org/article/3eadef22a17940798379cf44174bfebd2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/11/2255https://doaj.org/toc/2223-7747Yellow pitahaya is an exotic fruit that is rich in essential nutrients and antioxidants. In Colombia, it grows naturally in warm areas, but it is not clear which species exist because this genus presents a lot of intra and interspecific hybridization. More studies are needed in this field along with characterizations of the genotypes. This study aimed to undertake an in situ morphoagronomic evaluation of yellow pitahaya genotypes from five municipalities in Boyacá, Colombia. Measurements were taken in a completely random design. Qualitative and quantitative descriptors for cladodes, fruits and covered production systems were evaluated with a descriptive analysis, Spearman correlation variance, and multivariate and cluster analysis. The results showed that cladode characteristics such as cladode width, distance between areoles, number of spines, length of areoles, margin ribs of cladode and waxiness could be used to identify <i>Megalanthus</i> spp. Characteristics such as weight (270–274 g), size (100 mm), color of the fruit and pulp as well as acidity (0.18) and soluble solids (15.7) were highly variable between the genotypes. Genotypes with good morphological and fruit characteristics were identified (Gen2 and Gen9), which can provide the bases for the selection of pitahaya that satisfy the needs of farmers and consumers.Ana Cruz Morillo-CoronadoElsa Helena Manjarres HernándezLucimar Forero-MancipeMDPI AGarticlegermplasm<i>Selenicereus megalanthus</i>morphoagronomic descriptorsphenotypic variationgenetic diversityBotanyQK1-989ENPlants, Vol 10, Iss 2255, p 2255 (2021)
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topic	germplasm <i>Selenicereus megalanthus</i> morphoagronomic descriptors phenotypic variation genetic diversity Botany QK1-989
spellingShingle	germplasm <i>Selenicereus megalanthus</i> morphoagronomic descriptors phenotypic variation genetic diversity Botany QK1-989 Ana Cruz Morillo-Coronado Elsa Helena Manjarres Hernández Lucimar Forero-Mancipe Phenotypic Diversity of Morphological Characteristics of Pitahaya (<i>Selenicereus Megalanthus</i> Haw.) Germplasm in Colombia
description	Yellow pitahaya is an exotic fruit that is rich in essential nutrients and antioxidants. In Colombia, it grows naturally in warm areas, but it is not clear which species exist because this genus presents a lot of intra and interspecific hybridization. More studies are needed in this field along with characterizations of the genotypes. This study aimed to undertake an in situ morphoagronomic evaluation of yellow pitahaya genotypes from five municipalities in Boyacá, Colombia. Measurements were taken in a completely random design. Qualitative and quantitative descriptors for cladodes, fruits and covered production systems were evaluated with a descriptive analysis, Spearman correlation variance, and multivariate and cluster analysis. The results showed that cladode characteristics such as cladode width, distance between areoles, number of spines, length of areoles, margin ribs of cladode and waxiness could be used to identify <i>Megalanthus</i> spp. Characteristics such as weight (270–274 g), size (100 mm), color of the fruit and pulp as well as acidity (0.18) and soluble solids (15.7) were highly variable between the genotypes. Genotypes with good morphological and fruit characteristics were identified (Gen2 and Gen9), which can provide the bases for the selection of pitahaya that satisfy the needs of farmers and consumers.
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author	Ana Cruz Morillo-Coronado Elsa Helena Manjarres Hernández Lucimar Forero-Mancipe
author_facet	Ana Cruz Morillo-Coronado Elsa Helena Manjarres Hernández Lucimar Forero-Mancipe
author_sort	Ana Cruz Morillo-Coronado
title	Phenotypic Diversity of Morphological Characteristics of Pitahaya (<i>Selenicereus Megalanthus</i> Haw.) Germplasm in Colombia
title_short	Phenotypic Diversity of Morphological Characteristics of Pitahaya (<i>Selenicereus Megalanthus</i> Haw.) Germplasm in Colombia
title_full	Phenotypic Diversity of Morphological Characteristics of Pitahaya (<i>Selenicereus Megalanthus</i> Haw.) Germplasm in Colombia
title_fullStr	Phenotypic Diversity of Morphological Characteristics of Pitahaya (<i>Selenicereus Megalanthus</i> Haw.) Germplasm in Colombia
title_full_unstemmed	Phenotypic Diversity of Morphological Characteristics of Pitahaya (<i>Selenicereus Megalanthus</i> Haw.) Germplasm in Colombia
title_sort	phenotypic diversity of morphological characteristics of pitahaya (<i>selenicereus megalanthus</i> haw.) germplasm in colombia
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/3eadef22a17940798379cf44174bfebd
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Phenotypic Diversity of Morphological Characteristics of Pitahaya (<i>Selenicereus Megalanthus</i> Haw.) Germplasm in Colombia

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