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Passion Fruit (Passiflora spp.) Breeding

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The genus Passiflora, commonly known as passion fruit , is prominent in the family Passifloraceae due to its numerous species (approximately 520) and economic importance. The biodiversity of this genus is widely represented in the Americas, where Colombia and Brazil harbor approximately 170 and 150 species of Passiflora, respectively. The economic interest in passion fruit species emerged due to the beauty of their flowers, their active medicinal properties, their essential oils that can be extracted for the cosmetics industry and their production of fruit for consumption or for obtaining derivatives. Brazil is considered the largest producer of passion fruit , although its national productivity is low (an average of 14 mt/ha/year) compared with the potential for passion fruit cultivation (50 mt/ha/year). This low productivity is partly caused by a lack of cultivars adapted to different production regions and their susceptibility to major diseases . Although the number of passion fruit breeding programs has increased, the results obtained thus far have been modest compared with existing demands. Such programs therefore represent a burgeoning field of research and financial investment. Among the obstacles faced by breeders, the low representation of Passiflora in germplasm banks (considering its species richness and wide geographical distribution ) and the scarcity of biological and agronomic information for most accessions are the most salient. Despite the difficulties encountered in Passiflora research over the past two decades, there has been a notable increase in the use of molecular tools for the characterization of this genus and in the number of cultivars registered and effectively available for the large-scale production of passion fruit . Thus, in this chapter, we present an overview of innovations and modern technologies, including advances in breeding programs and molecular tools , related to the availability of genetic resources for Passiflora. These technologies can be used as strategies to improve every stage of breeding programs , from pre- to post-breeding. Finally, we discuss future perspectives for studies leading to the genetic breeding of passion fruit (Passiflora spp. ).

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The authors thank Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria (Embrapa), Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia (UESB, campus Juvino Oliveira) and Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) for their support of this chapter; the authors also acknowledge Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa de São Paulo (FAPESP 2008/52197-4), Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado da Bahia (FAPESB DTE0001/2016 and FAPESB APP0005/2016) and Conselho Nacional para o Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) for their financial support and fellowships.

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  1. Laboratório de Genética Molecular Aplicada, Departamento de Ciências Exatas e Naturais, Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia (UESB), Itapetinga, Bahia, Brazil

    Carlos Bernard Moreno Cerqueira-Silva & Elisa Susilene Lisboa dos Santos

  2. Centro de Pesquisa Agropecuária do Cerrado, Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa Cerrados), Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil

    Fábio Gelape Faleiro

  3. Centro Nacional de Pesquisa em Mandioca e Fruticultura, Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa Mandioca e Fruticultura), Cruz das Almas, Bahia, Brazil

    Onildo Nunes de Jesus

  4. Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Centro de Biologia Molecular e Engenharia Genética, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

    Anete Pereira de Souza

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Appendices

Appendix 1

Major institutes engaged in research on Passion fruit (Passiflora spp. )

Institution

Specialization Research Activities

Contact information and website

Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical , 6713, CIAT/Cali, Colombia

Breeding

Conservation

Genetics and Molecular Biology

jaocampop@unal.edu.co

http://ciat.cgiar.org/

Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária e Extensão Rural de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, 88034-901, Santa Catarina, Brazil

Breeding

Conservation

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Production and commercialization

http://www.epagri.sc.gov.br/

Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária, Cruz das Almas, 44380000, Bahia, Brazil

Breeding

Conservation

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Production and commercialization

onildo.nunes@embrapa.br

https://www.embrapa.br/mandioca-e-fruticultura

Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária, Brasília, 70770901, Distrito Federal, Brazil

Breeding

Conservation

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Production and commercialization

fabio.faleiro@embrapa.br

https://www.embrapa.br/cerrados

Instituto Agronômico de Campinas, Campinas, 13001970, São Paulo, Brazil

Breeding

Conservation

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Production and commercialization

lmmm@iac.sp.gov.br

http://www.iac.sp.gov.br/

Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Ilhéus, 45662900, Bahia, Brazil

Breeding

Genetics and Molecular Biology

ronanxc@uesc.br

www.uesc.br

Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia, Itapetinga, 45700000, Bahia, Brazil

Breeding

Genetics and Molecular Biology

csilva@uesb.edu.br

www.uesb.br

Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia, Vitória da Conquista, 45100000, Bahia, Brazil

Breeding

Genetics and Molecular Biology

abelsj@edu.uesb.br

www.uesb.br

Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, 13083860, São Paulo, Brazil

Genetics and Molecular Biology

anete@unicamp.br

www.unicamp.br

Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, 13418900, São Paulo, Brazil.

Genetics and Molecular Biology

mlcvieir@usp.br

www.esalq.usp.br

Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, 36571000, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Breeding

Genetics and Molecular Biology

bruckner@ufv.br

www.ufv.br

Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, Campos dos Goytacazes, 28013602, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Breeding

Genetics and Molecular Biology

pirapora@uenf.br

www.uenf.br

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, 91501970, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Conservation

Genetics and Molecular Biology

loreta.freitas@ufrgs.br

www.ufrgs.br

Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano, 22-61, Bogotá, Colombia

Breeding

Genetics and Molecular Biology

javier.hernandez@utadeo.edu.co

http://www.utadeo.edu.co/es

Viveiro Flora Brasil, Araguari, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Production and commercialization

florabrasil@viveiroflorabrasil.com.br

www.viveiroflorabrasil.com.br

Appendix 2

Genetic resources of passion fruit

Cultivar

Important traits

Cultivation location

Monte Alegre (IAC-273)

Quality of fruit and productivity

Average weight of the fruit between 180 and 220 g

Average productivity of 45–50 mt/ha/year

Southeastern Brazil

Maravilha (IAC-275)

Joia (IAC-277)

IAC Paulista

Quality of fruit and productivity

Average weight of the fruit between 100 and 160 g

Average productivity of 25 mt/ha/year

Southeastern Brazil

FB 200—Yellow Master

Quality of fruit and productivity

Average weight of the fruit 240 g

Average productivity of 50 mt/ha/year

Brazil

Does not suit regions of frost

FB 300—Araguari

Quality of fruit and productivity

Average weight of the fruit 120 g

Average productivity of 50 mt/ha/year

Brazil

Does not suit regions of frost

CPATU Casca Fina

Quality of fruit and productivity

Average weight of the fruit between 118 and 227 g

North Brazil

BRS Sol do Cerrado (BRS SC1)

Quality of fruit and productivity

Tolerant to foliar diseases

Average weight of the fruit between 150 and 340 g

Average productivity of 40 mt/ha/year

Brazil

Does not suit regions of frost

BRS Gigante Amarelo (BRS GA1)

Quality of fruit and productivity

Tolerance to anthracnose and to soil pathogens

Average weight of the fruit between 120 and 350 g

Average productivity of 42 mt/ha/year

Brazil

Does not suit regions of frost

BRS Ouro Vermelho (BRS OV1)

Quality of fruit and productivity

Tolerant to foliar diseases

Average weight of the fruit between 120 and 350 g

Average productivity of 40 mt/ha/year

Brazil

Does not suit regions of frost

BRS Rubi do Cerrado (BRS RC)

Quality of fruit and productivity

Tolerant to diseases

Average weight of the fruit between 120 and 300 g

Average productivity of 50 mt/ha/year

Brazil, especially in the State of Mato Grosso and in the Federal District.

BRS Perola do Cerrado (BRS PC)

Quality of fruit and productivity

Resistance to diseases

Average weight of the fruit between 50 and 120 g

Average productivity of 10–25 mt/ha/year

Brazil

Does not suit regions of frost

BRS Sertão Forte (BRS SF)

Quality of fruit and productivity

Resistance to Fusarium sp.

Average weight of the fruit between 109 and 212 g

Average productivity of 30 mt/ha/year

Brazil

Does not suit regions of frost

BRS Mel do Cerrado (BRS MC)

Quality of fruit and productivity

Ornamental, for landscaping of large areas

Average productivity of 15 mt/ha/year

Brazil

Does not suit regions of frost

BRS Estrela do Cerrado

Ornamental

Production of large quantities of flowers and few fruits

Brazil

BRS Rubiflora

Ornamental

Production of large quantity of flowers

Potential also as rootstock

Brazil

BRS Roseflora

Ornamental

Production of large quantities of flowers and few fruits

Brazil

BRS Céu do Cerrado (BRS CC)

Ornamental

Production of large quantities of flowers

Brazil

BRS Rosea Púrpura (BRS RP)

Ornamental

Production of large quantities of flowers

Brazil

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Cerqueira-Silva, C.B.M., Faleiro, F.G., de Jesus, O.N., dos Santos, E.S.L., de Souza, A.P. (2018). Passion Fruit (Passiflora spp.) Breeding. In: Al-Khayri, J., Jain, S., Johnson, D. (eds) Advances in Plant Breeding Strategies: Fruits. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91944-7_22

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