Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B - Soil & Plant Science · 1992 · 44 citations · 0 references
AgricultureBotanyGeneticsMicronutrient NutritionPlant GeneticsPlant NutritionNutritional Trait AssessmentVitamin AnalysisVitamin ChemistryVitamin PhysiologyBerry Composition VariationBerry Quality TraitsBerry Size DeterminationBerry Size EstimationCharacter CorrelationCharacter Correlation AnalysisCorrelationHeredity Of Berry Size
Abstract To study the variation of vitamin C concentration between and within populations and genotypes, 701 berry samples from 71 bushes representing 10 Finnish populations of Hippophae rhamnoides were analysed. The vitamin C concentration varied from 28 to 201 mg/100 g of berries among bushes, from 60 to 122 mg among the populations. Significant differences were found between genotypes and populations, indicating that vitamin C concentration is under genetic control. Though it was significant, the correlation between vitamin C concentration and berry size was very weak (r = -0.316). The results indicated that it should be possible to improve the two characters by simultaneous selection.