Genetic diversity of the chemical composition and pod production of Prosopis juliflora trees grown in Saudi Arabia.

ABSTRACT: This investigation was conducted to evaluate pod and chemical component traits and the genetic diversity of Prosopis juliflora genotypes at two locations. The selected locations were in the middle (Qassim region) and western (Jeddah region) areas, representing two agro-climatic zones of Saudi Arabia. The measured pod characteristics included production, weight, length, filling period, and chemical composition. A wide range of variations in pod yield and chemical traits were observed in the different agro-climatic regions. The results revealed that the mean values ranged from 9.5 kg tree^-1 (Jeddah) to 14.2 kg tree^-1 (Qassim) for pod yield, 3.1 g pod^-1 (Qassim) to 3.7 g pod^-1 (Jeddah) for pod weight, and 14.8 cm (Qassim) to 16.6 cm (Jiddah)

SUBMITTER: Al-Soqeer AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10663850 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature