Variability of seed quality traits in wild and semi-wild accessions of castor collected in Spain
The Mediterranean Basin is an important center of diversity for castor (Ricinus communis L.). We conducted seed collections from 121 wild and semi-wild (feral) populations growing in southern and eastern provinces of Spain. The objective of this research was to evaluate seed weight, oil content, fatty acid profile, and tocopherol and phytosterol contents and profiles in this germplasm collection at different environments. The seeds collected in the source locations as well as those produced in seed increases conducted in Córdoba (southern Spain) and Murcia (southeastern Spain) were analyzed. Analysis of variance considering three locations (source location, Córdoba, Murcia) and the genotypes was conducted. The contribution of genotype to total variation was particularly high for hundred-seed weight (89.8% of total sums of squares) and concentrations of Δ5-avenasterol (85.4%) and β-sitosterol (79.2%). Large variability was identified for most of the traits. The ranges of variation, averaged from data of at least two environments, were 11.6–59.1 g for hundred-seed weight, 44.6–54.8% for oil content, 99.6–282.0 mg kg−1 seed kernel for tocopherol content, 27.4–50.5% for the concentration of δ-tocopherol, 1090–2865 mg kg−1 seed for phytosterol content, and 15.1–54.1% for the concentration of Δ5-avenasterol. Little variation was found for fatty acid profile. One accession (ALM-2011-37) showed exceptionally high phytosterol content and three accessions from the same locality (CAD-2010-26 through 28) had high levels of Δ5-avenasterol. The results emphasized the potential of wild and semi-wild germplasm for improving seed and oil quality in castor.
Main Authors: | Velasco Varo, Leonardo, Fernández de la Cuesta, Álvaro, Pascual-Villalobos, M. P., Fernández Martínez, José María |
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Other Authors: | CSIC - Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA) |
Format: | artículo biblioteca |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-03
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Subjects: | Ricinus communis, Fatty acids, Germplasm, Phytosterols, Seed size, Tocopherols, |
Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/158773 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000780 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100007652 |
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