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Villagra,Evelyn; Campos-Hernandez,Carola; Cáceres,Pablo; Cabrera,Gustavo; Bernardo,Yamilé; Arencibia,Ariel; Carrasco,Basilio; Caligari,Peter DS; Pico,José; García-Gonzales,Rolando. |
BACKGROUND: For the first time, a morphometric characterization of chaura (Gaultheria pumila) fruits has been conducted between natural populations growing in the Villarrica National Park, Araucania Region, Chile. Chaura is a native Ericaceae from Chile that produces aromatic and tasty fruits which could be of agricultural interest. RESULTS: To influence the decision for a further domestication of G. pumila, both the fruit sizes (indicator of productivity) and the nutritional properties of the fruits have been determined from different subpopulations. Samples were a total of 74 plants and 15 fruits per plant which were randomly harvested following its natural distribution around the Villarrica volcano. Altogether, fresh weight, shape, color, diameter in... |
Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Gaultheria pumila; Fruit morphometry; Fruit diversity; Pectin; Anthocyanins. |
Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602014000100026 |
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