Determination of Fruit Cracking Rates in Some Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) Genotypes Growed Non-Irrigated Conditions

Authors

  • Emine Açar Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Natural and Applied Science, Çukurova University, 01330 Adana http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9810-9626
  • Melike Cengiz Department of Horticulture, Institute of Natural and Applied Science, Çukurova University, 01330 Adana http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7887-618X
  • Yıldız Aka Kaçar Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Natural and Applied Science, Çukurova University, 01330 Adana http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5314-7952
  • Ahsen Işık Özgüven Department of Plant Production and Technologies, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technologies, Cyprus International University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v9isp.2635-2640.4862

Keywords:

Cracking rate, Fruit, Cracking, Non-irrigated conditions, Pomegranate, SSC

Abstract

Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) is a tropical and subtropical climate plant with high economic value and nutritional content. Having valuable phytochemicals in terms of health caused an increase in demand for pomegranate consumption and this situation accelerated pomegranate production. However, global warming and climate changes are among the factors limiting the production of pomegranate. Especially abiotic stress factors caused by adverse ecological conditions cause significant economic losses in pomegranate production. Drought stress, which is one of these negativities, causes fruit cracking problem, which is one of the important problems in pomegranate production. Minimizing the fruit cracking problem, which causes economic losses, is possible by breeding varieties that are resistant to under non-irrigated conditions. Determining the resistance of the cultivars to be used in breeding programs against fruit cracking will allow the development of elite cultivars. For this purpose, it was aimed to determine the fruit cracking rates of 30 different pomegranate genotypes in the Pomegranate Genetic Collection of Çukurova University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Horticulture, under non-irrigated conditions. A correlation was made between the cracking rates of the genotypes and the amount of soluble solids content (SSC). According to the correlation analysis between the cultivars, there is no statistically significant difference between the SSC and the cracking rate. However, a weak negative correlation was determined between SSC-cracking rate (-0,1132). In the light of the pomological data obtained, it was determined that 8 pomegranate genotypes grown under non-irrigated conditions had a fruit cracking rate of 40 % - 85 %, cracking rates were below 10 % in 8 pomegranate genotypes and no fruit cracking was observed in 6 genotypes. As a result of the analysis, it was observed that drought stress was effective on the fruit cracking rate or the exacerbation of the fruit cracking rate, but the resistance level of some genotypes against the fruit cracking problem was high.

Author Biographies

Emine Açar, Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Natural and Applied Science, Çukurova University, 01330 Adana

Department of Biotechnology and Dr. Biologist

Melike Cengiz, Department of Horticulture, Institute of Natural and Applied Science, Çukurova University, 01330 Adana

Department of Horticulture and PhD student

Yıldız Aka Kaçar, Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Natural and Applied Science, Çukurova University, 01330 Adana

Department of Horticulture and Prof. Dr.

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Published

31.12.2021

How to Cite

Açar, E., Cengiz, M., Aka Kaçar, Y., & Özgüven, A. I. (2021). Determination of Fruit Cracking Rates in Some Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) Genotypes Growed Non-Irrigated Conditions. Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology, 9(sp), 2635–2640. https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v9isp.2635-2640.4862