Original scientific paper

MORPHOLOGICAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OLIVES (Olea europaea L.) PHENOTYPES LOCAL NAME BJELICA IN ISTRIA

Đani BENČIĆ ; University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
Julijana CUKON ; University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
Jerko GUNJAČA ; University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture

Abstract

On the west coast of Istria, near places Bale and Vižinada are separatated six
phenotypes olives. These phenotypes are not on the cultivar list Republic of Croatia,
and not mentioned in previous literature. Local populations called them Bjelica (Belica,
Zelena, Verdedura ) for failure to changes the color of fruits in the dark during the
maturation, as well as the standard varieties Istarska bjelica. Standard varieties of
Istarska bjelica has a distinctive spiral leaf in the comparation with the separate
phenotypes are significantly different, and difference is also evident in the
morphological characteristics of fruit. The aim of this study was to determine the
morphological differences between the separated phenotypes and between the standard
cultivar Istarska bjelica. One-year results of investigation of morphological
characteristics of fruit, stone and leaf shows the significance diversity between the six
studied phenotypes and as well as in relation to the standard cultivar of Istarska bjelica.
The research results showed phenotype with a biggest fruit, phenotype with a narrowest
fruit, phenotype with the longest stone, phenotype with broad fruit and phenotype with
the highest value between the length and width of the leaf.

Keywords

olive; variety; morphological characteristic

Hrčak ID:

47792

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/47792

Publication date:

14.10.2009.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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