Fruit and seed diversity of Smilax excelsa in the Black Sea Region, Turkey
Abstract
Smilax excelsa L., a member of the Smilacaceae family, can be used as a non-wood forest product because it is a medicinal and aromatic plant. In this study, fruits obtained from six different regions (Araklı-Arsin-Sarıca populations in Trabzon province, Yakakent population in Samsun province, Erfelek population in Sinop province, Amasra population in Bartın province) were used. After measuring the fruit length and width values on the collected fruits, the fruit fleshes were removed. Then, on the obtained seeds, the seed length, seed width, and 1000 seed weight values were determined. As a result of the study, Trabzon-Sarıca population had the highest value (117.55 g) in terms of 1000 seed weight, while the Samsun-Yakakent population had the highest values in terms of all measurements made on fruits and seeds (fruit length and width, seed length and width). In addition, statistical differences were determined depending on all characteristics measured and it was found that three different groups of populations were formed as a result of hierarchical cluster analysis. These differences show that there are morphogenetic variations within the natural distribution areas of the species. Detailed consideration of the chemical contents of Samsun-Yakakent and Trabzon-Sarıca populations can be suggested because of the high values in terms of fruit and seed dimensions for the use of these species as non-wood forest products.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Forest Industry Engineering
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Fahrettin Atar
0000-0003-4594-8148
Türkiye
Ali Bayraktar
0000-0002-8420-7089
Türkiye
Nebahat Yıldırım
0000-0002-1795-050X
Türkiye
İbrahim Turna
0000-0003-4408-1327
Türkiye
Deniz Güney
*
0000-0001-7222-6162
Türkiye
Publication Date
June 1, 2020
Submission Date
March 7, 2019
Acceptance Date
July 10, 2019
Published in Issue
Year 2020 Volume: 7 Number: 1
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