TY - JOUR
T1 - Nut and kernel characteristics of twelve hazelnut cultivars grown in Iran
AU - Hosseinpour, Abdollah
AU - Seifi, Esmaeil
AU - Javadi, Davood
AU - Ramezanpour, S. Sanaz
AU - Molnar, Thomas J.
PY - 2013/2/4
Y1 - 2013/2/4
N2 - Commercial hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.) cultivars vary considerably in their nut and kernel characteristics. In the present investigation, nut and kernel traits and kernel composition of 12 hazelnut cultivars grown in Astara, Iran were investigated. The cultivars included four major commercial cultivars (Barcelona, Segorbe, Merville, and Daviana), four local Iranian cultivars (Pashmine, Rasmi, Shastak and Tabestane), and four recently introduced and less known cultivars (Nemsa, Proones, Christian and Prostorika). Our results showed significant differences exist among all genotypes across a number of morphological traits and compositional properties. The imported cultivars generally showed improved physical traits, such as larger nuts and kernels and a higher kernel percentage, as well as a higher kernel oil content, than the Iranian cultivars. However, the Iranian cultivars had a higher kernel protein content (from 17.09% to 24.61%) compared to the imported ones. 'Rasmi' showed some advantages such as high fat content (61.33%), which suggest its further investigation as a promising multi-use cultivar for Iran. Furthermore, the newly introduced cultivar Proones ranked first among all cultivars in some traits including the highest oil content (68.44%). Mean comparisons supported the observation of significant variation among the 12 hazelnut cultivars, which suggests significant genetic diversity is present in the plant material, which is of great value for breeding.
AB - Commercial hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.) cultivars vary considerably in their nut and kernel characteristics. In the present investigation, nut and kernel traits and kernel composition of 12 hazelnut cultivars grown in Astara, Iran were investigated. The cultivars included four major commercial cultivars (Barcelona, Segorbe, Merville, and Daviana), four local Iranian cultivars (Pashmine, Rasmi, Shastak and Tabestane), and four recently introduced and less known cultivars (Nemsa, Proones, Christian and Prostorika). Our results showed significant differences exist among all genotypes across a number of morphological traits and compositional properties. The imported cultivars generally showed improved physical traits, such as larger nuts and kernels and a higher kernel percentage, as well as a higher kernel oil content, than the Iranian cultivars. However, the Iranian cultivars had a higher kernel protein content (from 17.09% to 24.61%) compared to the imported ones. 'Rasmi' showed some advantages such as high fat content (61.33%), which suggest its further investigation as a promising multi-use cultivar for Iran. Furthermore, the newly introduced cultivar Proones ranked first among all cultivars in some traits including the highest oil content (68.44%). Mean comparisons supported the observation of significant variation among the 12 hazelnut cultivars, which suggests significant genetic diversity is present in the plant material, which is of great value for breeding.
KW - Corylus avellana L.
KW - Filbert
KW - Kernel composition
KW - Kernel defects
KW - Morphological characteristics
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U2 - 10.1016/j.scienta.2012.11.028
DO - 10.1016/j.scienta.2012.11.028
M3 - Article
SN - 0304-4238
VL - 150
SP - 410
EP - 413
JO - Scientia Horticulturae
JF - Scientia Horticulturae
ER -