Genetic Breeding and Diversity of the Genus Passiflora: Progress and Perspectives in Molecular and Genetic Studies

CBM Cerqueira-Silva, ON Jesus, ESL Santos… - International Journal of …, 2014 - mdpi.com
Despite the ecological and economic importance of passion fruit (Passiflora spp.), molecular
markers have only recently been utilized in genetic studies of this genus. In addition, both …

A history of passion fruit woodiness disease with emphasis on the current situation in Brazil and prospects for Brazilian passion fruit cultivation

CBM Cerqueira-Silva, L Conceição, AP Souza… - European Journal of …, 2014 - Springer
Plants of the Passiflora genus are widely cultivated for the production of fruit, cosmetics and
pharmacological products and for floriculture. Here, we review the history of the identification …

Phenotypic diversity and alternative methods for characterization and prediction of pulp yield in passion fruit (Passiflora spp.) germplasm

ON de Jesus, LKS Lima, TL Soares, LN da Silva… - Scientia …, 2022 - Elsevier
The present study provides an assessment of the genetic variability of different genotypes of
Passiflora using physical and chemical descriptors and digital image analysis to quantify …

Characterization and selection of passion fruit (yellow and purple) accessions based on molecular markers and disease reactions for use in breeding programs

CBM Cerqueira-Silva, ON Jesus, EJ Oliveira… - Euphytica, 2015 - Springer
Passiflora edulis Sims, which is native to South America, stands out as a passion fruit
species with major potential for fruit production and marketing. This species is popularly …

Passion Fruit (Passiflora spp.) Breeding

CBM Cerqueira-Silva, FG Faleiro, ON de Jesus… - Advances in Plant …, 2018 - Springer
The genus Passiflora, commonly known as passion fruit, is prominent in the family
Passifloraceae due to its numerous species (approximately 520) and economic importance …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of genetic diversity of passion fruit (Passiflora edulis Sims) genotypes grown in Kenya by sequence-related amplified polymorphism (SRAP) markers

P Oluoch, EN Nyaboga, JL Bargul - Annals of Agrarian Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Passion fruit (Passiflora edulis [Sims]) is currently ranked third among fruit exports
from Kenya and has great potential since demand for both fresh fruit and processed juice is …

Molecular Genetic Variability of Commercial and Wild Accessions of Passion Fruit (Passiflora spp.) Targeting ex Situ Conservation and Breeding

CBM Cerqueira-Silva, ESL Santos, ON Jesus… - International Journal of …, 2014 - mdpi.com
Passiflora species are distributed throughout Latin America, and Brazil and Colombia serve
as the centers of diversity for this genus. We performed cross-species amplification to …

Development and characterization of microsatellite markers for the wild South American Passiflora cincinnata (Passifloraceae)

CBM Cerqueira‐Silva, ESL Santos… - American journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
• Premise of the study: We developed the first set of microsatellite markers for the passion
fruit, Passiflora cincinnata, to provide tools for further study of its genetic diversity and to …

Cytogenetic characterization of the Passiflora edulis Sims × Passiflora cincinnata Mast. interspecific hybrid and its parents

MSE Coelho, KCA Bortoleti, FP Araújo, NF Melo - Euphytica, 2016 - Springer
The genus Passiflora L. consists of approximately 530 widely distributed species, including
Passiflora edulis, which has drawn interest because of its commercial and agronomic value …

Field assessment of a second generation backcross (BC1 × Passiflora edulis) of passion fruit for agronomic performance and resistance to CABMV

ON de Jesus, IS dos Santos, LKS Lima… - Plant …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The objective of this work was to characterize and identify among the passion fruit hybrids of
the second generation backcross (BC2: BC1× P. edulis), resistance to passion fruit …