Publications by authors named "Frane Strikic"
Article Synopsis
- - Olive cultivation in Croatia is a significant tradition with economic and social benefits, and this study is the most extensive examination of olive genetic diversity in the country, involving 108 tree samples from 27 groves.
- - Researchers used eight microsatellite loci to analyze the genetic diversity of the olive trees, discovering 90 alleles and 74 distinct genotypes that suggest complex relationships among the olive plants, structured into three main gene pools.
- - The study also identified 44 known cultivars and 16 new local olive varieties, highlighting the need to protect local genetic resources and keep conducting research on olive diversity.
The influence of different irrigation regimes on olive fruit morphological parameters and on the quantity and quality (marketable indices, phenolic content, fatty acid composition, and sensory profile) of virgin olive oil (VOO) obtained from the Croatian cultivar Oblica, grown on an extremely rocky and dry reclaimed karst soil, was studied over three years. Four treatments were applied: rain-fed and three treatments calculated as 50%, 75%, and 100% of the crop's irrigation requirement (Irr). Principal component analysis separated growing seasons (GS) that differed in precipitation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTwenty-seven Ocimum basilicum cultivars were subjected to a chemical characterization of essential oil components by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) and a genetic characterization using the amplified fragment-length polymorphism (AFLP) technique. Since the same 27 accessions had previously been classified into six morphotypes, these analyses allowed us to make detailed comparisons of chemistry, genetics, and morphology. The chemical composition and morphology of the studied cultivars appeared to have a strong genetic component.
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