A Comparison of Yield Potential and Cultivar Performance of 20 Collected Purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) Accessions Employing Seeds vs. Stem Cuttings

A glasshouse experiment was conducted in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) to evaluate the regeneration and yield potential in purslane using both seeds and stem cuttings of 20 collected accessions from different locations in Western Peninsular Malaysia. Analysis results revealed significant variation...

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Main Authors: Md. Amirul Alam, A. S. Juraimi, M. Y. Rafii, A. Abdul Hamid, F. Aslani, G. M. Mohsin
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A. S. Juraimi
M. Y. Rafii
A. Abdul Hamid
F. Aslani
G. M. Mohsin
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A. S. Juraimi
M. Y. Rafii
A. Abdul Hamid
F. Aslani
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description A glasshouse experiment was conducted in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) to evaluate the regeneration and yield potential in purslane using both seeds and stem cuttings of 20 collected accessions from different locations in Western Peninsular Malaysia. Analysis results revealed significant variations (P< 0.05) for morphological traits viz., plant height, number of main branches, number of nodes, internodal distance, stem diameter, number of leaves, leaf area, number of flowers, root length, fresh and dry weight but no significant difference were observed for physiological traits viz., total chlorophyll, net photosynthesis, stomatal conductance, transpiration, water vapor deficit and for either major micro or macro minerals. Hope our research findings will eliminate the doubt of using cutting methods for purslane propagation and cultivation among producers and consumers and will promote their determination to follow purslane production in this summer at any season and anywhere. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first attempt to evaluate and to detect any significant variations arising in morphological, physiological, and especially mineral nutrition in purslane propagated through cuttings vs. through seeds.
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spelling ums.eprints-348792022-11-16T03:13:15Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34879/ A Comparison of Yield Potential and Cultivar Performance of 20 Collected Purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) Accessions Employing Seeds vs. Stem Cuttings Md. Amirul Alam A. S. Juraimi M. Y. Rafii A. Abdul Hamid F. Aslani G. M. Mohsin QK1-989 Botany SB1-1110 Plant culture A glasshouse experiment was conducted in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) to evaluate the regeneration and yield potential in purslane using both seeds and stem cuttings of 20 collected accessions from different locations in Western Peninsular Malaysia. Analysis results revealed significant variations (P< 0.05) for morphological traits viz., plant height, number of main branches, number of nodes, internodal distance, stem diameter, number of leaves, leaf area, number of flowers, root length, fresh and dry weight but no significant difference were observed for physiological traits viz., total chlorophyll, net photosynthesis, stomatal conductance, transpiration, water vapor deficit and for either major micro or macro minerals. Hope our research findings will eliminate the doubt of using cutting methods for purslane propagation and cultivation among producers and consumers and will promote their determination to follow purslane production in this summer at any season and anywhere. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first attempt to evaluate and to detect any significant variations arising in morphological, physiological, and especially mineral nutrition in purslane propagated through cuttings vs. through seeds. Tarbiat Modares University 2014 Article PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34879/1/Abstract.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34879/2/Full%20text%201.pdf Md. Amirul Alam and A. S. Juraimi and M. Y. Rafii and A. Abdul Hamid and F. Aslani and G. M. Mohsin (2014) A Comparison of Yield Potential and Cultivar Performance of 20 Collected Purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) Accessions Employing Seeds vs. Stem Cuttings. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, 16. pp. 1633-1648. ISSN 1680-7073 (P-ISSN) , 2345-3737 (E-ISSN) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/279524468_A_Comparison_of_Yield_Potential_and_Cultivar_Performance_of_20_Collected_Purslane_Portulaca_oleracea_L_Accessions_Employing_Seeds_vs_Stem_Cuttings
spellingShingle QK1-989 Botany
SB1-1110 Plant culture
Md. Amirul Alam
A. S. Juraimi
M. Y. Rafii
A. Abdul Hamid
F. Aslani
G. M. Mohsin
A Comparison of Yield Potential and Cultivar Performance of 20 Collected Purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) Accessions Employing Seeds vs. Stem Cuttings
title A Comparison of Yield Potential and Cultivar Performance of 20 Collected Purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) Accessions Employing Seeds vs. Stem Cuttings
title_full A Comparison of Yield Potential and Cultivar Performance of 20 Collected Purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) Accessions Employing Seeds vs. Stem Cuttings
title_fullStr A Comparison of Yield Potential and Cultivar Performance of 20 Collected Purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) Accessions Employing Seeds vs. Stem Cuttings
title_full_unstemmed A Comparison of Yield Potential and Cultivar Performance of 20 Collected Purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) Accessions Employing Seeds vs. Stem Cuttings
title_short A Comparison of Yield Potential and Cultivar Performance of 20 Collected Purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) Accessions Employing Seeds vs. Stem Cuttings
title_sort comparison of yield potential and cultivar performance of 20 collected purslane portulaca oleracea l accessions employing seeds vs stem cuttings
topic QK1-989 Botany
SB1-1110 Plant culture
url https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34879/1/Abstract.pdf
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