Articles
EVALUATION OF 49 MARJORAM ACCESSIONS (ORIGANUM MAJORANA L.)
Article number
502_36
Pages
223 – 230
Language
Abstract
A total of 49 marjoram accessions were evaluated for their suitability as starting material for a European Union funded project on breeding research.
They were cultivated in a field experiment in the region of middle Germany in 1996. The investigated populations revealed a high variability of most traits: Precocity, height of plant at harvest, yield of leaf-flower fraction, essential oil content, trans-sabinene-hydrate content of the essential oil and sensorial impression.
The high variation of important traits is a good prerequisite for deriving starting material for the prospective breeding program. 44 accessions are grouped by means of a cluster analysis on 68 variables, resulting in 9 disjoint clusters. 6 selected clusters are described with respect to economically important traits.
They were cultivated in a field experiment in the region of middle Germany in 1996. The investigated populations revealed a high variability of most traits: Precocity, height of plant at harvest, yield of leaf-flower fraction, essential oil content, trans-sabinene-hydrate content of the essential oil and sensorial impression.
The high variation of important traits is a good prerequisite for deriving starting material for the prospective breeding program. 44 accessions are grouped by means of a cluster analysis on 68 variables, resulting in 9 disjoint clusters. 6 selected clusters are described with respect to economically important traits.
Authors
F. Pank, J. Franke, R. Quilitzsch, J. Langbehn, W. Junghanns, J. Novak, M. Hoffmann, Ch. Franz, A. Kegel
Keywords
Marjoram (Origanum majorana L.), variability, morphology, essential oil, sensorial evaluation, precocity
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