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Genetic variation among quince (Cydonia oblonga Mill.) genotypes sampled from the Coruh valley in Turkey

E. Orhan, Nardemir, G., Agar, G., and Ercisli, S., Genetic variation among quince (Cydonia oblonga Mill.) genotypes sampled from the Coruh valley in Turkey, vol. 13, pp. 445-449, 2014.

Turkey has very rich quince genetic resources, and the country currently dominates world quince production. In particular, the northeastern part of the country has notable Cydonia oblonga Mill. germplasm. Authenticating the identity of germplasm resources of C. oblonga Mill. would be of great value for breeding practices. In the present study, genetic variations of 14 C. oblonga Mill. genotypes sampled from the Coruh valley of Turkey were investigated. Ten random primers generated 53 DNA markers.

Characterization of Anatolian traditional quince cultivars, based on microsatellite markers

C. Yüksel, Mutaf, F., Demirtaş, İ., Öztürk, G., Pektaş, M., and Ergül, A., Characterization of Anatolian traditional quince cultivars, based on microsatellite markers, vol. 12, pp. 5880-5888, 2013.

We conducted simple sequence repeat (SSR) analyses of 15 traditional quince (Cydonia oblonga) cultivars from Anatolian gene sources for molecular characterization and investigation of genetic relationships. Three pear and two apple cultivars were used as references for SSR locus data analysis and to determine allele profiles between species. Eight SSR loci that were developed from apple and pear were used, and a total of 44 alleles were found among quince cultivars.

Assessing molecular and morpho-agronomical diversity and identification of ISSR markers associated with fruit traits in quince (Cydonia oblonga)

I. Ganopoulos, Merkouropoulos, G., Pantazis, S., Tsipouridis, C., and Tsaftaris, A., Assessing molecular and morpho-agronomical diversity and identification of ISSR markers associated with fruit traits in quince (Cydonia oblonga), vol. 10, pp. 2729-2746, 2011.

Quince is a deciduous tree known to the countries around the Mediterranean since antiquity. Nowadays, quince is used as an ornamental plant, and as a rootstock for pear trees, with its fruit being appreciated mainly for production of jam and sweets rather than for raw consumption. Quince leaves contain compounds with antioxidant, antimicrobial and anticancerous properties that have been the focus of recent research on pharmaceutical and medical uses as well as for food preservatives.

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