Published in Scientific Papers. Series B, Horticulture, Vol. LXIII, Issue 1
Written by Mihaela BIZERA, Gheorghiţa MÎNDRILĂ, Mihai BOTU
The Sambucus genus contains 20 species. Among them, the most used in the food and pharmaceutical industries is the black elderberry (Sambucus nigra L.). Recent research has led to identification of valuable genotypes that were introduced into germplasm collections from different countries. Some of the genotypes have been promoted as varieties and are used in commercial culture, having various uses. Since there is no uniform assessment regarding elderberry characterization of genetic resources, in this paper we proposed to establish a series of important traits that will help differentiate their subsequent use in breeding programs. The descriptors proposed are: thickness of one-year branches, branch color; internodes length; density, color and form of lenticels; color and shape of buds, etc. With these descriptors a total number of 28 elderberry genotypes from the spontaneous flora of Oltenia region were assessed. There genotypes will be propagated and introduced into the germplasm collection of UCV-SCDP Vâlcea.
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