Acta Botanica Croatica, Vol. 71 No. 1, 2012.
Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.2478/v10184-010-0028-z
Fruit and seed traits of Berberis croatica Horvat and Berberis vulgaris L.
Dario Kremer
; Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Schrottova 39, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Renata Jurišić Grubješić
; Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Schrottova 39, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Zvjezdana Popović
; Public institution »Nature Park Biokovo«, Trg Tina Ujevi}a 1, HR-21300 Makarska, Croatia.
Ksenija Karlović
orcid.org/0000-0003-1883-9325
; Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, Sveto{imunska 25, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Abstract
The three year variability of fruits and seeds was investigated in Berberis croatica (Vošac, Mt Biokovo, Rakov Potok near Zagreb) and in B. vulgaris (Fran Kušan Pharmaceutical Botanical Garden in Zagreb). Berberis croatica had the following dimensions of fruits (seeds): length 7.28–7.88 (4.57–5.03) mm; width 3.85–3.99 (width 1: 2.06–2.20; width 2: 1.44–1.63) mm; weight 0.065–0.078 (0.0116–0.0134) g. Dimensions of B. vulgaris fruits (seeds) were: length 10.20–11.29 (5.71–6.24) mm; width 5.29–5.83 (width 1: 2.40–2.71; width 2: 1.60–1.98) mm; weight 0.1602–0.2199 (0.0146–0.0235) g. The fruit shape of both species was similar and the length/width ratio was 1.91–2.04 in B. croatica and 1.77–2.07 in B. vulgaris. The number of seeds per fruit was 1.23–1.58 in B. croatica and 1.36–1.54 in B. vulgaris. Generally, fruits and seeds of B. vulgaris were significantly longer, wider and heavier than fruits and seeds of B. croatica. ANOVA showed significant statistical differences between populations for all analyzed fruit and seed traits while the species significantly differed in all traits, except in the fruit shape and number of seeds in fruit.
Keywords
Berberis croatica; Berberis vulgaris; fruit; seed
Hrčak ID:
79032
URI
Publication date:
27.3.2012.
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