Year 2022, Volume 7, Issue 3
| Year : | 2022 |
| Volume : | 7 |
| Issue : | 3 |
| Authors : | Konstantinos BERTSOUKLIS, Aikaterini N. MARTINI, Sofia-Nikoleta ROUSSAKI, Ilias MELEAS, Maria PAPAFOTIOU |
| Title : | MORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS IN NEW INTERSPECIFIC HYBRIDS OF SALVIA SPP. ORIGINATED FROM S. FRUTICOSA, S. OFFICINALIS, S. POMIFERA SSP. POMIFERA AND S. RINGENS |
| Abstract : | The introduction of new hybrids and clones suitable for xeriscaping is a challenge for modern floriculture. The Mediterranean sages Salvia ringens and S. pomifera ssp. pomifera are unexploited versus S. officinalis and S. fruticosa that are widely used in floriculture and medicinal industry. The present study was conducted to test quantitative and qualitative morphological traits to find suitable descriptors for the discrimination of new Salvia hybrids. Morphological characteristics were used to study new hybrids, i.e., ΟR (S. officinalis × S. ringens), FR (S. fruticosa × S. ringens), PR (S. pomifera ssp. pomifera × S. ringens). A total of eight quantitative (leaf and flower/inflorescence morphometrics) and 14 qualitative characters (characters of vegetation, flowers and fragrance) were selected and used based on descriptors for other plant species. One way ANOVA was used for determination of the differences between the mean values of leaf, stem and flower traits and a dendrogram was generated based on the genetic distance matrix. S. ringens inherited its segmented leaves and their light aroma to all its hybrids. PR and FR hybrids formed leaves and inflorescences with intermediate length between their parents, while the inflorescence length of OR had no difference with S. officinalis. The present study suggests morphological characteristics to differentiate the new hybrids from their parents in order to enhance their introduction to the floricultural industry. |
| For citation : | Bertsouklis, K., Martini, A. N., Roussaki, SN., Meleas, I., Papafotiou, M. (2022). Morphological analysis in new interspecific hybrids of Salvia spp. originated from S. Fruticosa, S. Officinalis, S. Pomifera ssp. Pomifera and S. Ringens. AGROFOR International Journal, Volume 7. Issue No. 3 pp. 126-132. DOI: 10.7251/AGRENG2203126B |
| Keywords : | Dendrogram, descriptors, flower morphometrics, Mediterranean sage, leaf morphometrics, qualitative and quantitative characters. |
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