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Morphological cladistic analysis of eight popular olive (Olea European L.) cultivars grown in Saudi Arabia using numerical taxonomic system for personal computer to detect phyletic relationship and their proximate fruit composition
Joint Authors
al-Ruqaii, I.
al-Khalifah, N. S.
Shanavaskhan, A. E.
Source
Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
Issue
Vol. 23, Issue 1 (31 Jan. 2016), pp.115-121, 7 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2016-01-31
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Natural & Life Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Topics
Abstract EN
Varietal identification of olives is an intrinsic and empirical exercise owing to the large number of synonyms and homonyms, intensive exchange of genotypes, presence of varietal clones and lack of proper certification in nurseries.
A comparative study of morphological characters of eight olive cultivars grown in Saudi Arabia was carried out and analyzed using NTSYSpc (Numerical Taxonomy System for personal computer) system segregated smaller fruits in one clade and the rest in two clades.
Koroneiki, a Greek cultivar with a small sized fruit shared arm with Spanish variety Arbosana.
Morphologic analysis using NTSYSpc revealed that biometrics of leaves, fruits and seeds are reliable morphologic characters to distinguish between varieties, except for a few morphologically very similar olive cultivars.
The proximate analysis showed significant variations in the protein, fiber, crude fat, ash and moisture content of different cultivars.
The study also showed that neither the size of fruit nor the fruit pulp thickness is a limiting factor determining crude fat content of olives.
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American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Ruqaii, I.& al-Khalifah, N. S.& Shanavaskhan, A. E.. 2016. Morphological cladistic analysis of eight popular olive (Olea European L.) cultivars grown in Saudi Arabia using numerical taxonomic system for personal computer to detect phyletic relationship and their proximate fruit composition. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences،Vol. 23, no. 1, pp.115-121.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-652326
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Ruqaii, I.…[et al.]. Morphological cladistic analysis of eight popular olive (Olea European L.) cultivars grown in Saudi Arabia using numerical taxonomic system for personal computer to detect phyletic relationship and their proximate fruit composition. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences Vol. 23, no. 1 (Jan. 2016), pp.115-121.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-652326
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Ruqaii, I.& al-Khalifah, N. S.& Shanavaskhan, A. E.. Morphological cladistic analysis of eight popular olive (Olea European L.) cultivars grown in Saudi Arabia using numerical taxonomic system for personal computer to detect phyletic relationship and their proximate fruit composition. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 2016. Vol. 23, no. 1, pp.115-121.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-652326
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 120-121
Record ID
BIM-652326