Preliminary Identification of the Wild Prickly Pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) Population  in Tarsus and Karaisalı Regions

Tuba Bak; Emrah Güler; Turan Karadeniz; Furkan Burak Oktay

Article Details

Preliminary Identification of the Wild Prickly Pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) Population in Tarsus and Karaisalı Regions

Authors:

Tuba Bak | Emrah Güler | Turan Karadeniz | Furkan Burak Oktay

Publisher:

Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University

Main Topics:

Bahçe Bitkileri Yetiştirme ve Islahı

Journal:

Uluslararası Tarım ve Yaban Hayatı Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.9 Issue 1, pp.13-21

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001288022

pISSN:

2149-8245

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Abstract:

 Prickly pear Opuntia ficus-indica is a cactus fruit that grows naturally in Turkeys southern regions. In this study, the naturally grown prickly pear population in the region consisting of Bucak and Bozcalar villages of Adana province and Yanıkkışla, İncirgedigi, Kırıt, Cırbıklar, Taşobası, Kumdere, Çokak, and Aladağ villages of Mersin province were investigated. Genotypes evaluated to have large fruits and relatively few spines by the survey were included in the study. Some primary fruit characteristics were studied in selected genotypes. Promising genotypes were determined by principal component and cluster analysis. Fruit weights were between 67.40-138.00g, edible fruit weights were 25.70-82.77g, and TSS values were between 9.10-13.23 in genotypes. As a result of cluster analysis, five genotypes emerged as promising. The results of the study showed that the prickly pear genotypes grown in the villages on the Adana-Mersin province border exhibit low variation in terms of fruit sizes. However, they had a considerable variation in terms of edible fruit weight, making this feature a suitable marker for future studies.

 Prickly pear Opuntia ficus-indica is a cactus fruit that grows naturally in Turkeys southern regions. In this study, the naturally grown prickly pear population in the region consisting of Bucak and Bozcalar villages of Adana province and Yanıkkışla, İncirgedigi, Kırıt, Cırbıklar, Taşobası, Kumdere, Çokak, and Aladağ villages of Mersin province were investigated. Genotypes evaluated to have large fruits and relatively few spines by the survey were included in the study. Some primary fruit characteristics were studied in selected genotypes. Promising genotypes were determined by principal component and cluster analysis. Fruit weights were between 67.40-138.00g, edible fruit weights were 25.70-82.77g, and TSS values were between 9.10-13.23 in genotypes. As a result of cluster analysis, five genotypes emerged as promising. The results of the study showed that the prickly pear genotypes grown in the villages on the Adana-Mersin province border exhibit low variation in terms of fruit sizes. However, they had a considerable variation in terms of edible fruit weight, making this feature a suitable marker for future studies.

 Prickly pear Opuntia ficus-indica is a cactus fruit that grows naturally in Turkeys southern regions. In this study, the naturally grown prickly pear population in the region consisting of Bucak and Bozcalar villages of Adana province and Yanıkkışla, İncirgedigi, Kırıt, Cırbıklar, Taşobası, Kumdere, Çokak, and Aladağ villages of Mersin province were investigated. Genotypes evaluated to have large fruits and relatively few spines by the survey were included in the study. Some primary fruit characteristics were studied in selected genotypes. Promising genotypes were determined by principal component and cluster analysis. Fruit weights were between 67.40-138.00g, edible fruit weights were 25.70-82.77g, and TSS values were between 9.10-13.23 in genotypes. As a result of cluster analysis, five genotypes emerged as promising. The results of the study showed that the prickly pear genotypes grown in the villages on the Adana-Mersin province border exhibit low variation in terms of fruit sizes. However, they had a considerable variation in terms of edible fruit weight, making this feature a suitable marker for future studies.

 Frenk inciri Opuntia ficus-indica, güney bölgelerimizde doğal olarak yetişen, kaktüsgiller ailesinden bir meyvedir. Bu çalışmada, Adana ilinin Bucak ve Bozcalar köyleri ve Mersin ilinin Yanıkkışla, İncirgediği, Kırıt, Cırbıklar, Taşobası, Kumdere, Çokak ve Aladağ köylerinden oluşan bölgede doğal olarak yetişen frenk inciri popülasyonu incelenmiştir. Sörvey çalışması ile iri meyveli ve nispeten az dikenli olduğu değerlendirilen genotipler çalışmaya dahil edilmiştir. Seçilen genotiplerde bazı temel meyve özellikleri çalışılmıştır. Temel bileşen ve kümeleme analizi ile ümitvar genotipler belirlenmiştir. Genotiplerde meyve ağırlıklarının 67.40-138.00g, yenilebilir meyve ağırlıklarının 25.70-82.77g ve SÇKM değerlerinin 9.10-13.23 arasında olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Kümeleme analizi sonucunda beş genotip ümitvar olarak öne çıkmıştır. Çalışma sonuçları Adana-Mersin il sınırındaki köylerde yetişen frenk inciri genotiplerinin meyve boyutları bakımından düşük varyasyon gösterirken, özellikle yenilebilir meyve ağırlığı bakımından yüksek varyasona sahip olduğu ve bu özelliğin sonraki çalışmalarda bir ayıraç olarak kullanılabileceğini göstermiştir.

Article Details

Preliminary Identification of the Wild Prickly Pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) Population in Tarsus and Karaisalı Regions

Authors:

Tuba Bak | Emrah Güler | Turan Karadeniz | Furkan Burak Oktay

Publisher:

Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University

Main Topics:

Bahçe Bitkileri Yetiştirme ve Islahı

Journal:

Uluslararası Tarım ve Yaban Hayatı Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.9 Issue 1, pp.13-21

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001288022

pISSN:

2149-8245

Prickly pear

Opuntia ficus-indica

Selection

Culustering

PCAFrenk inciri

Opuntia ficus-indica

Selesiyon

Kümeleme

PCA

Issues

Article Details

Authors: Tuba Bak | Emrah Güler | Turan Karadeniz | Furkan Burak Oktay

Publisher: Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University

Main Topics: Bahçe Bitkileri Yetiştirme ve Islahı

Journal: Uluslararası Tarım ve Yaban Hayatı Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.9 Issue 1, pp.13-21

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 4/2023

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001288022

pISSN: 2149-8245

Issues

Authors:

Tuba Bak | Emrah Güler | Turan Karadeniz | Furkan Burak Oktay

Publisher:

Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University

Main Topics:

Bahçe Bitkileri Yetiştirme ve Islahı

Journal:

Uluslararası Tarım ve Yaban Hayatı Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.9 Issue 1, pp.13-21

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001288022

pISSN:

2149-8245