Effect of different pollination schemes on the fruit morphometric characteristic of Vanilla planifolia Jacks.

Vanilla planifolia Jacks. is an orchid of great economic interest, classified as endangered. The limited genetic variation of this species has been primarily attributed to its clonal propagation. Genetic improvement through pollination schemes allows for improving the characteristics of fruits, see...

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Main Authors: Zelzin Eréndira Fernández-Villa, Brandon Giovanni Cervantes Rodríguez, Lourdes Georgina Iglesias-Andreu
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Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Floricultura e Plantas Ornamentais 2025-06-01
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Online Access:https://ornamentalhorticulture.com.br/rbho/article/view/2822
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author Zelzin Eréndira Fernández-Villa
Brandon Giovanni Cervantes Rodríguez
Lourdes Georgina Iglesias-Andreu
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Lourdes Georgina Iglesias-Andreu
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description Vanilla planifolia Jacks. is an orchid of great economic interest, classified as endangered. The limited genetic variation of this species has been primarily attributed to its clonal propagation. Genetic improvement through pollination schemes allows for improving the characteristics of fruits, seeds, and seedlings, increasing resistance to biotic and abiotic stress. Therefore, it was proposed to develop the present work to evaluate the effect of three pollination schemes at different times on the morphometric characteristics of the fruit. 65 flowers in the anthesis phase were randomly selected and subjected to the following treatments: 1) natural pollination with emasculated flowers, 2) manual pollination by autogamy, and 3) geitonogamy, in a vanilla plantation located in Mesa de Guadalupe, Veracruz, Mexico. The percentage of set and retained fruits, growth dynamics (length and diameter), weight, and shape index of the fruits were evaluated for each pollination scheme and on different days after pollination (DAP). Fruit formation by natural pollination was not observed, which shows the absence of apomixis and fertilization by any pollinating agent in this vanilla plantation. No differences were observed in the set and retention of fruits obtained by autogamy and geitonogamy. The growth dynamics show that the fruits reach their maximum length at 40 DAP for both pollination schemes. Greater length, shape index, and weight were observed in the fruits obtained by geitonogamy at 40 DAP. These results show that inbreeding has no apparent effects on capsule production in V. planifolia but does influence its morphometric characteristics.
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spelling doaj-art-de54bc92f6414aa2894fd112dc01dc8f2025-08-20T03:29:27ZengSociedade Brasileira de Floricultura e Plantas OrnamentaisOrnamental Horticulture2447-536X2025-06-013110.1590/2447-536X.v31.e312822Effect of different pollination schemes on the fruit morphometric characteristic of Vanilla planifolia Jacks.Zelzin Eréndira Fernández-Villa0Brandon Giovanni Cervantes Rodríguez1Lourdes Georgina Iglesias-Andreu2Universidad VeracruzanaUniversidad VeracruzanaUniversidad Veracruzana Vanilla planifolia Jacks. is an orchid of great economic interest, classified as endangered. The limited genetic variation of this species has been primarily attributed to its clonal propagation. Genetic improvement through pollination schemes allows for improving the characteristics of fruits, seeds, and seedlings, increasing resistance to biotic and abiotic stress. Therefore, it was proposed to develop the present work to evaluate the effect of three pollination schemes at different times on the morphometric characteristics of the fruit. 65 flowers in the anthesis phase were randomly selected and subjected to the following treatments: 1) natural pollination with emasculated flowers, 2) manual pollination by autogamy, and 3) geitonogamy, in a vanilla plantation located in Mesa de Guadalupe, Veracruz, Mexico. The percentage of set and retained fruits, growth dynamics (length and diameter), weight, and shape index of the fruits were evaluated for each pollination scheme and on different days after pollination (DAP). Fruit formation by natural pollination was not observed, which shows the absence of apomixis and fertilization by any pollinating agent in this vanilla plantation. No differences were observed in the set and retention of fruits obtained by autogamy and geitonogamy. The growth dynamics show that the fruits reach their maximum length at 40 DAP for both pollination schemes. Greater length, shape index, and weight were observed in the fruits obtained by geitonogamy at 40 DAP. These results show that inbreeding has no apparent effects on capsule production in V. planifolia but does influence its morphometric characteristics. https://ornamentalhorticulture.com.br/rbho/article/view/2822autogamygeitonogamymating systemOrchidaceaeself-pollination
spellingShingle Zelzin Eréndira Fernández-Villa
Brandon Giovanni Cervantes Rodríguez
Lourdes Georgina Iglesias-Andreu
Effect of different pollination schemes on the fruit morphometric characteristic of Vanilla planifolia Jacks.
Ornamental Horticulture
autogamy
geitonogamy
mating system
Orchidaceae
self-pollination
title Effect of different pollination schemes on the fruit morphometric characteristic of Vanilla planifolia Jacks.
title_full Effect of different pollination schemes on the fruit morphometric characteristic of Vanilla planifolia Jacks.
title_fullStr Effect of different pollination schemes on the fruit morphometric characteristic of Vanilla planifolia Jacks.
title_full_unstemmed Effect of different pollination schemes on the fruit morphometric characteristic of Vanilla planifolia Jacks.
title_short Effect of different pollination schemes on the fruit morphometric characteristic of Vanilla planifolia Jacks.
title_sort effect of different pollination schemes on the fruit morphometric characteristic of vanilla planifolia jacks
topic autogamy
geitonogamy
mating system
Orchidaceae
self-pollination
url https://ornamentalhorticulture.com.br/rbho/article/view/2822
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