Abstract
Prunus serotina is divided into five subspecies. Among these, P. serotina subsp. capuli, commonly known as capuli, is native to Central and South America. Its fruits are big, sweet, and consumed by locals in various forms, with the Ecuadorian Andes region providing the best fruit forms of capuli. The objective of this study was to characterize a collection of different genotypes of capuli’s fruit, and their endocarps, found growing in the wild in the Chimborazo, Tungurahua, and Cotopaxi provinces of Ecuador. The fruits were characterized for weight (11.7–50.3 g), diameter (12.4–21.7 mm), height (11.4–19.7 mm), and soluble solids content (SSC) (13.4–27.6 °Brix) across two years. Similarly, the endocarps’ diameters (7.5–12.2 mm) and heights (8.1–13.6 mm) were measured. Significant differences were found for all the fruit and endocarp variables studied. A multivariate analysis showed that all the fruit and endocarp size characteristics, except SSC, were positively correlated with each other within a season. No clear population differentiation was seen among the genotypes from different provinces, suggesting a lack of clear morphological differentiation. The future breeding and selection of a capuli with superior, commercial, large fruit and a high SSC shows great potential.
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Claim · model-written summary
Fruit weight ranged from 11.7 to 50.3 g.
Verbatim
e0“The fruits were characterized for weight (11.7–50.3 g)”
Claim · model-written summary
Fruit diameter ranged from 12.4 to 21.7 mm.
- Taxon
- Prunus serotina subsp. capuli
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Prunus serotina subsp. capulit0 - Outcome
- diametere0
- Value
- 12.4–21.7 mme0
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e0“diameter (12.4–21.7 mm)”
t0“Prunus serotina subsp. capuli”
Claim · model-written summary
Fruit height ranged from 11.4 to 19.7 mm.
- Taxon
- Prunus serotina subsp. capuliPrunus serotina subsp. capulit0
- Outcome
- heighte0
- Value
- 11.4–19.7 mme0
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Verbatim
e0“height (11.4–19.7 mm)”
t0“Prunus serotina subsp. capuli”
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Fruit soluble solids ranged from 13.4 to 27.6 °Brix.
- Taxon
- Prunus serotina subsp. capuliPrunus serotina subsp. capulit0
- Outcome
- soluble solids contente0
- Value
- 13.4–27.6 °Brixe0
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e0“soluble solids content (SSC) (13.4–27.6 °Brix)”
t0“Prunus serotina subsp. capuli”
Claim · model-written summary
Endocarp diameter ranged from 7.5 to 12.2 mm.
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e0“the endocarps’ diameters (7.5–12.2 mm)”
Claim · model-written summary
Endocarp height ranged from 8.1 to 13.6 mm.
- Taxon
- Prunus serotina subsp. capuliPrunus serotina subsp. capulit0
- Outcome
- heightse0
- Value
- 8.1–13.6 mme0
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Verbatim
e0“heights (8.1–13.6 mm)”
t0“Prunus serotina subsp. capuli”
Claim · model-written summary
Fruit and endocarp variables differed significantly across genotypes.
Verbatim
e0“Significant differences were found for all the fruit and endocarp variables studied.”
Claim · model-written summary
Fruit and endocarp size traits, except soluble solids, were positively correlated within seasons.
Verbatim
e0“all the fruit and endocarp size characteristics, except SSC, were positively correlated with each other within a season.”
Claim · model-written summary
Genotypes from different provinces showed no clear population differentiation.
Verbatim
e0“No clear population differentiation was seen among the genotypes from different provinces”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors see potential to select large, high SSC capuli fruit for commercial breeding.
- Taxon
- capuli
Physalis pubescense0 - Outcome
- breeding and selectione0
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Verbatim
e0“The future breeding and selection of a capuli with superior, commercial, large fruit and a high SSC shows great potential.”