Diversity among Coffea arabica populations in southwestern Saudi Arabia as revealed by their morphometric features
Coffee (Coffea arabica L.) is one of the most important agricultural commodities traded worldwide. The livelihoods of millions of households in Asia, Africa and America depend on it. The sustainability of the supply chain of this crop is increasingly under threat due to the impact of climate change...
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| author | Habib KHEMIRA Mosbah MAHDHI Taieb TOUNEKTI Mohammed D.Y. OTEEF Muhammad AFZAL Zarraq ALFAIFI Mukul SHARMA Wail ALSOLAMI Dhifallah SHARGI |
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Coffee (Coffea arabica L.) is one of the most important agricultural commodities traded worldwide. The livelihoods of millions of households in Asia, Africa and America depend on it. The sustainability of the supply chain of this crop is increasingly under threat due to the impact of climate change in the main producing countries in the tropics and sub-tropics. The resilience of these agro-ecosystems will depend on the ability of breeders to develop new coffee varieties that can better adapt to changing environmental conditions. Therefore, studying the diversity of coffee populations in the Arabian Peninsula could reveal agronomically interesting genotypes that can be exploited in breeding programs. The objective of the study was to evaluate the diversity among coffee populations in southwestern Saudi Arabia using quantitative morphological, pomological and agronomic traits. The analysis of variance of the data showed differences among the accessions for most of the measured quantitative traits. The accessions varied in growth habit, canopy shape and cherry, bean and leaf dimensions. Cherry fresh mass ranged from 96.5 to 234.8 g in 100 cherries while 100-bean dry mass varied from 9.3 to 22.5 g. The hierarchical cluster analysis divided the accessions into four main groups. The study revealed considerable variability among the 61 accessions. Based on this investigation, accessions KSA-7R, KSA-8 and KSA-9R from Tallan valley, KSA20, KSA21 and KSA52 from Fayfa, KSA38 from Eddayar district, KSA10 and KSA60 from Assir region and KSA61 from Jebel Shada are recommended for further investigation for their promising agronomic traits.
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| spelling | doaj.art-f2842d09b30c453ab8fa4677686b5a542024-04-01T18:49:52ZengAcademicPresNotulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca0255-965X1842-43092024-03-0152110.15835/nbha52113452Diversity among Coffea arabica populations in southwestern Saudi Arabia as revealed by their morphometric featuresHabib KHEMIRA0Mosbah MAHDHI1Taieb TOUNEKTI2Mohammed D.Y. OTEEF3Muhammad AFZAL4Zarraq ALFAIFI5Mukul SHARMA6Wail ALSOLAMI7Dhifallah SHARGI8Jazan University, Environment and Nature Research Centre, Jazan 45142, P.O. Box 114University of Gabes, Faculty of Sciences of Gabes, Laboratory of Biodiversity and Valorization of Bioresources in Arid Zones (LR18ES36), Gabes 6029University of Gabes, Faculty of Sciences of Gabes, Laboratory of Biodiversity and Valorization of Bioresources in Arid Zones (LR18ES36), Gabes 6029azan University, College of Science, Department of Chemistry, Jazan 45142, P.O. Box 114King Saud University, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Department of Plant Production, RiyadhJazan University, College of Science, Department of Biology, Jazan 45142, P.O. Box 114Jazan University, Environment and Nature Research Centre, Jazan 45142, P.O. Box 114Jazan University, College of Science, Department of Biology, Jazan 45142, P.O. Box 114Jazan Mountain Region Development Authority, Fayfa Coffee (Coffea arabica L.) is one of the most important agricultural commodities traded worldwide. The livelihoods of millions of households in Asia, Africa and America depend on it. The sustainability of the supply chain of this crop is increasingly under threat due to the impact of climate change in the main producing countries in the tropics and sub-tropics. The resilience of these agro-ecosystems will depend on the ability of breeders to develop new coffee varieties that can better adapt to changing environmental conditions. Therefore, studying the diversity of coffee populations in the Arabian Peninsula could reveal agronomically interesting genotypes that can be exploited in breeding programs. The objective of the study was to evaluate the diversity among coffee populations in southwestern Saudi Arabia using quantitative morphological, pomological and agronomic traits. The analysis of variance of the data showed differences among the accessions for most of the measured quantitative traits. The accessions varied in growth habit, canopy shape and cherry, bean and leaf dimensions. Cherry fresh mass ranged from 96.5 to 234.8 g in 100 cherries while 100-bean dry mass varied from 9.3 to 22.5 g. The hierarchical cluster analysis divided the accessions into four main groups. The study revealed considerable variability among the 61 accessions. Based on this investigation, accessions KSA-7R, KSA-8 and KSA-9R from Tallan valley, KSA20, KSA21 and KSA52 from Fayfa, KSA38 from Eddayar district, KSA10 and KSA60 from Assir region and KSA61 from Jebel Shada are recommended for further investigation for their promising agronomic traits. https://www.notulaebotanicae.ro/index.php/nbha/article/view/13452Coffea arabicadiversityKholaniMochapopulation structureShadawi |
| spellingShingle | Habib KHEMIRA Mosbah MAHDHI Taieb TOUNEKTI Mohammed D.Y. OTEEF Muhammad AFZAL Zarraq ALFAIFI Mukul SHARMA Wail ALSOLAMI Dhifallah SHARGI Diversity among Coffea arabica populations in southwestern Saudi Arabia as revealed by their morphometric features Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca Coffea arabica diversity Kholani Mocha population structure Shadawi |
| title | Diversity among Coffea arabica populations in southwestern Saudi Arabia as revealed by their morphometric features |
| title_full | Diversity among Coffea arabica populations in southwestern Saudi Arabia as revealed by their morphometric features |
| title_fullStr | Diversity among Coffea arabica populations in southwestern Saudi Arabia as revealed by their morphometric features |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diversity among Coffea arabica populations in southwestern Saudi Arabia as revealed by their morphometric features |
| title_short | Diversity among Coffea arabica populations in southwestern Saudi Arabia as revealed by their morphometric features |
| title_sort | diversity among coffea arabica populations in southwestern saudi arabia as revealed by their morphometric features |
| topic | Coffea arabica diversity Kholani Mocha population structure Shadawi |
| url | https://www.notulaebotanicae.ro/index.php/nbha/article/view/13452 |
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