Genetic diversity assessed by genotyping by sequencing (GBS) and for phenological traits in blueberry cultivars.

ABSTRACT: Blueberry is a small fruit crop which includes a complex group of different Vaccinium species of various ploidy levels. Commercial blueberries have been grown in Europe most recently, so there is not much information available about their adaptation into new regions. In this work we investigated adaptation to the environmental conditions of northern Spain, in terms of flowering and ripening seasons, of a set of 70 blueberry cultivars including several of the most important cultivated American species (V. corymbosum, V. virgatum, V. macrocarpon and V. uliginosum) in order to identify which types are best-suited in this geographical area of Europe. Most materials showed high chilling requirements for flowering under local conditions, while materials with low-chilling requirements showed prob

SUBMITTER: Campa A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6198992 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature