Publications by authors named "Marwa Louati"

Argan trees () belong to a species native to southwestern Morocco, playing an important role in the environment and local economy. Argan oil extracted from kernels has a unique composition and properties. Argan trees were introduced in Tunisia, where hundreds of trees can be found nowadays.

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Pistachio trees ( L.) have been cultivated in Tunisia for decades and the plantation was extended mostly in the center of the country contributing to the economic growth of marginalized areas. Herein we used conserved DNA derived polymorphism (CDDP) technique, which target specifically conserved sequences of plant functional genes, to assess the genetic diversity and construct genetic relationships among 65 Tunisian pistachio trees.

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Argan trees are normally endemic to Morocco and Algeria, but hundreds of argan trees exist in Tunisia, some introduced from Morocco and some from unknown origins. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the genetic, morphological, and biochemical diversity of the argan trees in Tunisia. In this study, we used morphometric data collected from vegetative tissue, as well as pomological characteristics related to fruits, stones, and kernels.

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