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Category: MORPHOLOGY
  1. 2 Aroma (2) 2 Aroma
  2. 3 Fruit splitting (3) 3 Fruit splitting
  3. 4 Fruit reticulate type (4) 4 Fruit reticulate type
  4. 5 Fruit skin thickness (mm) (5) 5 Fruit skin thickness (mm)
  5. 6 Netting density (6) 6 Netting density
  6. 7.6.1 Sex type (7.6.1) To be observed on main stem at first fruit set. Same plant
  7. 7.6.16 Ovary pubescence length [cm] (7.6.16) (n=10)
  8. 7.7.1 Fruit shape (7.7.1) See Fig. 5. (n=10)
  9. 7.7.10 Predominant fruit skin colour (7.7.10) Predominant colour is the colour, which covers the largest surface area of the fruit. In case the two colours have the same surface area the lighter colour will be considered the predominant one. (n=10)
  10. 7.7.15 Secondary skin colour pattern (7.7.15) Design produced by secondary skin colour. (See Fig. 6.), (n=10)
  11. 7.7.16 Fruit surfasse (7.7.16) 7.7.16 Fruit surfasse
  12. 7.7.17 Fruit corking/netting distribution (7.7.17) 7.7.17 Fruit corking/netting distribution
  13. 7.7.21.a Fruit ribbing (7.7.21.a) 7.7.21.a Fruit ribbing
  14. 7.7.25 Blossom scar appearance (7.7.25) Clearness of abscission layer of flowers
  15. 7.7.32 Fruit abscission (7.7.32) 7.7.32 Fruit abscission
  16. 7.7.33 Separation of peduncle from fruit (7.7.33) 7.7.33 Separation of peduncle from fruit
  17. 7.7.35 Fruit splitting/cracking frequency (7.7.35) Frequency of cracking of fruits in the field in a scale from 0 to 100%
  18. 7.7.40 Main colour of flesh (7.7.40) (n=10)
  19. 7.7.50 Flesh thickness [mm] (7.7.50) Measured at maximum fruit diameter. (n=10)
  20. 7.7.55 Cavity diameter [mm] (7.7.55) Cavity is the seed bearing compartments of the placenta
  21. 7.8.5 Predominant seed coat colour (7.8.5) (n=10)
  22. 8.1.8 Fruit length [cm] (8.1.8) Measured at seed harvest maturity
  23. 8.1.9 Fruit width [cm] (8.1.9) To be measured at seed harvest maturity
Category: PHENOLOGY
  1. 1 Flower earliness [d] (1) 1 Flower earliness [d]
  2. 5.4 Sowing date [YYYYMMDD] (5.4) 5.4 Sowing date [YYYYMMDD]
  3. 5.5 Harvest date [YYYYMMDD] (5.5) 5.5 Harvest date [YYYYMMDD]
  4. 8.1.3 Duration of vegetation period [d] (8.1.3) 8.1.3 Duration of vegetation period [d]
Category: PRODUCTION
  1. 7.8.10 100-seed weight [g] (7.8.10) Weight of 100 randomly selected mature seeds at 8-10% (air-dry) seed moisture content
  2. 8.1.10 Fruit weight [g] (8.1.10) 8.1.10 Fruit weight [g]
Category: QUALITY
  1. 8.2.5 Soluble solids [%] (8.2.5) Measured in a homogenized sample of flesh and recorded as percentage solids read directly from a Brix Scale superimposed over the refractive index scale


Banco Nacional de Germoplasma Vegetal Policy

The “Banco Português de Germoplasma Vegetal” (BPGV) conserves living seed and plant samples of mainly Portuguese crops and their wild relatives.

BPGV ensures that the genetic resources that support our food supply are both secure in the medium and long term for future generations and available for use by farmers, plant breeders, and researchers.

These collections are important to ensure that crop plants, which may contain genes to resist disease, provide enhanced nutrition, or survive in changing or harsh environments do not become endangered or extinct over time.

The BPGV located in Braga, Portugal maintains clonal and seed collections of the most important crops, such as cereals, grain legumes, vegetables, medicinal and aromatic plants, forage, pasture and fruit species.

The BPGV is maintained as a global public good under the FAO International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA).

BPGV is the custodian of one of the largest germplasm collections, with more than 10,000 accessions maintained as seeds and living plants, and recently started a cryopreservation programme.