Post by nicolas on Mar 4, 2014 10:29:18 GMT -5
Just musing, but while searching some info on a Fragaria vescana 'Spadeka' i came accross an interesting article :
www.idosi.org/wjas/wjas3%282%29/9.pdf
Chlorosis resulted by iron (Fe) deficiency is a common problem for many crops in calcareous
soils, which results in a decrease in growth and yield. Strawberries (Fragaria ananassa Duch.) exhibited a
wide genotypic variation in their tolerance to Fe deficiency. Selection and development of Fe-efficient
strawberry cultivars is a beneficial approach for their growth in Fe deficient calcareous soils.
[...]
The CVs “Spadeka” and “Tango” were found to be
Fe-efficient. These two genotypes can decrease the
rhizosphere pH and, as a result, they can take up Fe more
effectively. From this point of view, we aimed to use these
cultivars to develop by breeding having Fe-efficient,
in high yielded and high quality characteristics. These
results will provide very important information for
breeders to understand the genetic mechanism of Fe
efficiency in strawberry and will help identification of
molecular markers link to Fe-efficiency in strawberry
for further studies.
As i have a calcerous soil, maybe i'll take a look some days. For now i'm just delighted to have acquire the hybrid Spadeka
www.idosi.org/wjas/wjas3%282%29/9.pdf
Chlorosis resulted by iron (Fe) deficiency is a common problem for many crops in calcareous
soils, which results in a decrease in growth and yield. Strawberries (Fragaria ananassa Duch.) exhibited a
wide genotypic variation in their tolerance to Fe deficiency. Selection and development of Fe-efficient
strawberry cultivars is a beneficial approach for their growth in Fe deficient calcareous soils.
[...]
The CVs “Spadeka” and “Tango” were found to be
Fe-efficient. These two genotypes can decrease the
rhizosphere pH and, as a result, they can take up Fe more
effectively. From this point of view, we aimed to use these
cultivars to develop by breeding having Fe-efficient,
in high yielded and high quality characteristics. These
results will provide very important information for
breeders to understand the genetic mechanism of Fe
efficiency in strawberry and will help identification of
molecular markers link to Fe-efficiency in strawberry
for further studies.
As i have a calcerous soil, maybe i'll take a look some days. For now i'm just delighted to have acquire the hybrid Spadeka
