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ArticleHeliyon2024

Growth and Fruit morphometric characteristics of local avocado germplasm (

Iman S Yangaza, Agnes M S Nyomora, Charles O Joseph, Emmanuel M Sangu, José I Hormaza

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Article in Heliyon, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Iman S YangazaDepartment of Botany, University of Dar es Salaam, P.O Box 35060, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Agnes M S NyomoraSt. Augustine University of Tanzania, P.O Box 307, Mwanza, Tanzania.
Charles O JosephDepartment of Crop Science and Beekeeping Technology, University of Dar es Salaam, P.O Box 35143, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Emmanuel M SanguDepartment of Botany, University of Dar es Salaam, P.O Box 35060, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
José I HormazaInstituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea La Mayora (IHSM La Mayora-CSIC-UMA), Avda. Dr. Wienberg s/n, Algarrobo-Costa, 29750, Málaga, Spain.
University of Dar es Salaam · TZInstituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea "La Mayora" · ESSt. Augustine University of Tanzania · TZ

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tanzania has a diverse agroecological area suitable for growing tropical fruits, including avocados. In Northern Tanzania, avocados have been growing under variable soil and altitudinal characteristics for over 100 years, allowing the naturalisation of this crop in this region. However, the region's avocado germplasm is uncharacterised, thus impeding the selection of elite genotypes for increased value and breeding programmes. This study examined the growth and fruit morphometric characteristics of avocado populations grown under variable soil pH and altitude in six districts in the Tanga, Kilimanjaro and Arusha regions. Variations in growth and fruit morphometric characteristics were compared using a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). Pearson product-moment correlations (r) were used to evaluate the relationship between studied growth and fruit morphometric traits. A linear mixed-effects model (LMM) was used to assess the influence of the soil pH, altitude, tree height, canopy diameter, and trunk diameter on fruit length, fruit diameter, pulp thickness, and seed diameter. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was used to depict the extent of the racial admixtures in the avocado germplasm in the Northern regions of Tanzania. The results revealed a significant variation in growth and fruit morphometric characteristics (

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Avocado morphometricGenetic diversityHorticultural raceLocal avocado germplasm

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