'Francolí', a late flowering almond cultivar re-classified as self-compatible |
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Authors: | M López M Romero F J Vargas M Mnejja P Arús and I Batlle |
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Institution: | IRTA-Centre Mas Bové, Departament d'Arboricultura Mediterrània –Ap. 415, E-43280 Reus (Tarragona);;IRTA-Centre de Cabrils, Departament de Genètica Vegetal –Ctra Cabrils s/n, E-08348 Cabrils (Barcelona), Spain;;Corresponding author, E-mail: |
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Abstract: | To verify the compatibility behaviour of the almond cultivar ‘Francolí’ and to clarify its S genotype a combination of pollination tests, stylar ribonuclease and allele specific PCR analysis was used. ‘Francolí’ was released from IRTA's breeding programme in 1994, having been putatively raised from the cross ‘Cristomorto’ (S1S2) × ‘Gabaix’ (S10S25). This cultivar was also reported to be self‐incompatible but revealing only one S band in the zymograms after S‐RNases analysis. ‘Francolí’ sets nuts after test crossing with two S1S25 cultivars, having a different genotype from that earlier reported. ‘Francolí’ was also observed to be self‐compatible after selfing flowers in the field and in the laboratory. ‘Francolí’ was re‐assigned the S1Sf genotype after test crossing, stylar ribonuclease and PCR data analysis. After microsatellite analysis, the self‐compatible ‘Tuono’ (S1Sf) cultivar is suggested as the male parent of ‘Francolí’ instead of the earlier reported ‘Gabaix’. |
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Keywords: | Prunus amygdalus S genotypes self-compatibility |
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