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Genetic Transmission, Heterosis, and Reciprocal Effects on Total Phenolic Content and Antioxidant Activity in F1 Apricot Populations Cover

Genetic Transmission, Heterosis, and Reciprocal Effects on Total Phenolic Content and Antioxidant Activity in F1 Apricot Populations

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|Mar 2026

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Fig. 1:

Fruit morphology of apricot cultivars ‘İmrahor’ and ‘Hasanbey’ showing whole fruits and longitudinal sections with pit characteristics.

Fig. 2:

Distribution and comparative analysis of F1 individuals and parental cultivars for İmrahor × Hasanbey cross combination. (A) PCA biplot showing the distribution of genotypes in PC1-PC2 space. The parental cultivars ‘İmrahor’ and ‘Hasanbey’ are positioned in the lower right quadrant with negative composite scores. (B) Violin plots showing the distribution of total phenolic content in F1 (İmrahor×Hasanbey) and F1 (Hasanbey×İmrahor) populations compared to the two parental cultivars. (C) Individual ranking of all F1 genotypes and parents based on total phenolic content.

Fig. 3:

Distribution and comparative analysis of antioxidant activity in F1 individuals and parental cultivars for İmrahor × Hasanbey and Hasanbey × İmrahor reciprocal crosses. (A) PCA biplot showing the distribution of genotypes in PC1-PC2 space for Hasanbey × İmrahor cross. (B) Violin plots showing the distribution of antioxidant activity in both reciprocal F1 populations compared to the two parental cultivars. (C) Individual ranking of all F1 genotypes and parents based on antioxidant activity for İmrahor × Hasanbey cross.

Fig. 4:

Hierarchical cluster heatmaps showing the standardized values of total phenolic content and antioxidant activity for F1 individuals and parental cultivars in both reciprocal crosses. Left panel: İmrahor × Hasanbey cross combination. Right panel: Hasanbey × İmrahor cross combination. Color intensity represents standardized Z-scores, with red indicating high values (positive Z-scores), yellow indicating intermediate values (near-zero Z-scores), and blue indicating low values (negative Z-scores).

Principal component analysis results for İmrahor × Hasanbey F1 population including parental cultivars_

ComponentEigenvalueVariance (%)Cumulative Variance (%)VariablePC1 LoadingPC2 Loading
PC11.88694.394.3Total Phenolic Content0.7070.707
PC20.1145.7100.0Antioxidant Activity0.707−0.707

Ranking of F1 individuals and parental cultivars based on composite scores from principal component analysis for İmrahor × Hasanbey cross combination_

Germplasm No.PC1 ScorePC2 ScoreComposite ScoreGeneral Rank
A132.95570.44562.81271
A152.15190.03772.03152
A252.0432−0.02061.92563
A191.95550.40061.86704
A161.80890.01101.70655
A121.3097−0.18471.22466
A10.8789−0.15070.82027
A20.6598−0.04440.61978
A140.5781−0.08300.54049
A230.5418−0.17140.501210
A30.3787−0.08440.352311
A50.35020.11750.337012
A100.2125−0.28780.184013
A70.0440−0.00620.041114
A22−0.0567−0.3890−0.075615
A21−0.2805−0.3733−0.285816
A4−0.5104−0.2283−0.494317
A26−0.5307−0.2630−0.515418
A6−0.5546−0.2792−0.538919
A24−1.11770.4253−1.029820
A18−1.14010.6061−1.040621
A9−1.1258−0.3510−1.081722
A8−1.1864−0.0606−1.122323
A17−1.46910.5805−1.352324
A20−1.59670.4701−1.479025
İmrahor−1.8358−0.6429−1.767826
A11−1.99910.6848−1.846227
Hasanbey−2.4655−0.1587−2.334128

Reciprocal cross effects on total phenolic content and antioxidant activity in F1 apricot populations_

PairTraitMean (A×B)Mean (B×A)Δ(A×B−B×A)p-valuecohen dn(A×B)n(B×A)
İmrahor↔HasanbeyPhenolics805.1296762.221542.90810.19890.36172626
İmrahor↔HasanbeyAntioxidant927.2735723.9404203.33310.01.89712626

Ranking of F1 individuals and parental cultivars based on composite scores from principal component analysis for Hasanbey × İmrahor cross combination_

Germplasm No.PC1 ScorePC2 ScoreComposite ScoreGeneral Rank
Hasanbey3.07000.79952.911
Imrahor2.56180.39562.412
C212.43830.79782.323
C191.6011−0.68381.444
C251.1850−0.55481.065
C151.0859−0.40540.986
C260.9769−0.62810.867
C120.9094−0.10080.848
C180.7983−0.01750.749
C240.5781−0.22960.5210
C100.3541−0.47730.2911
C130.1572−0.25890.1312
C160.1198−0.14980.1013
C6−0.01940.51630.0214
C14−0.2259−0.1204−0.2215
C22−0.51560.0026−0.4816
C3−0.65500.0167−0.6117
C2−0.6391−0.2524−0.6118
C17−0.7036−0.0701−0.6619
C23−0.8227−0.0886−0.7720
C8−1.14760.0981−1.0621
C20−1.17160.2047−1.0722
C11−1.34770.2690−1.2323
C1−1.42230.4341−1.2924
C5−1.5268−0.1465−1.4325
C7−1.57560.0775−1.4626
C9−1.89900.1497−1.7527
C4−2.16370.4225−1.9828

Principal component analysis results for Hasanbey × İmrahor F1 population including parental cultivars_

ComponentEigenvalueVariance (%)Cumulative Variance (%)VariablePC1 LoadingPC2 Loading
PC11.85692.892.8Total Phenolic Content0.7070.707
PC20.1447.2100.0Antioxidant Activity0.707−0.707

Genetic parameters and heterosis analysis of total phenolic content and antioxidant activity in F1 apricot populations derived from reciprocal crosses between ‘İmrahor’ and ‘Hasanbey’_

CombinationTraitF1SMP %CV%MPH %HH%LH%n
İmrahor × HasanbeyPhenolics805.1395.231007.0911.83−20.050.0100.026
Hasanbey × İmrahorPhenolics762.22138.121007.0918.12−24.313.8596.1526
İmrahor × HasanbeyAntioxidant927.27109.051074.3811.76−13.693.8580.7726
Hasanbey × İmrahorAntioxidant723.94105.281074.3814.54−32.620.096.1526
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mittklbg-2026-0004 | Journal eISSN: 3061-063X | Journal ISSN: 3061-0621
Language: English
Page range: 46 - 68
Submitted on: Nov 19, 2025
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Published on: Mar 25, 2026
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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