Morphological and Spectral Taxonomic Study of Some Ficus carica L. Cultivars Growing in Northern Iraq
Morphological and Spectral Taxonomic Study of Some Ficus carica L. Cultivars Growing in Northern Iraq
Raad Hamad Mahmood Al-Badrany1* and Aamer Mohsen Mahmood Al-Ma’thidy2
ABSTRACT
In the current research, have a comparative taxonomic study of the morphological and spectral characteristics of (6) cultivars of Ficus carica L. namely; (Shynik, Akrah, Benatty, Rubari, Brown Turky and Jordan) cultivated in northern Iraq. The morphological study included the characteristics of the leaves (length and width of leaf blade, length and diameter of the leaf petiole, shape of the apex, base and margin of the leaf blade, number of lobes and colour of leaf bade), and fruit characteristics (length, diameter, size, ostiole diameter, peduncle length, fruit shape, and color). It was found that most of the leaf and fruit characteristics have taxonomic importance in distinguishing and diagnosing the cultivars of the studied cultivars. Regarding the spectral study, the spectrum of absorbance of the alcoholic extract of leaf chlorophyll and the extract of pigments of the studied cultivars were examined by a U.V. spectrophotometer which divided the cultivars into groups depending on the values of λmax, which represents the highest absorption; cultivars were separated into three groups regarding the alcoholic extract of leaf chlorophyll: The first included the cultivar Akrah with a value of λmax =(468) nm, and the second group had λmax values that ranged between (434-446) nm; it included the cultivars Shynik, Benatty, and Jordan. The third group had a λmax value between (412-414) nm, and it was distinguished in the cultivars Brown Turkey, and Rubari compared to the other studied cultivars. The spectral study contributed to the separation of cultivars.
To share on other social networks, click on any share button. What are these?
