TABLE 1.
Nut and kernel characteristics, including ELISA immunoreactivity values, for an intra- and interspecific almond breeding germplasm.
| No. | Genotype | Origin | Expected Percent Almond | Kernel Length (mm.) | Kernel Width (mm.) | Kernel Breadth (mm.) | Kernel Mass (g.) | Nut Length (mm.) | Nut Width (mm.) | Nut Breadth (mm.) | Nut Mass (g.) | Soluble protein (g./100g) | ELISA |
| Commercial varieties | |||||||||||||
| 9 | Sonora | Almond variety (United States) | 100 | 27.7 | 13.1 | 7.8 | 1.52 | 37 | 18.9 | 12.7 | 2.25 | 22.07 | 0.74 |
| 10 | Nonpareil | Almond variety (United States) | 100 | 24.7 | 13.5 | 7.9 | 1.31 | 34.3 | 17 | 15 | 2.2 | 23.07 | 1.02 |
| 19 | Mission | Almond variety (United States) | 100 | 20.8 | 12.4 | 8.9 | 1.04 | 27.9 | 19.8 | 15.8 | 2.55 | 19.17 | 0.86 |
| 20 | Chips | Almond variety (United States) | 100 | 21.5 | 12.7 | 8.2 | 0.96 | 28.7 | 19.5 | 14.7 | 2.02 | 26.46 | 1.68 |
| 21 | Kahl | Almond variety (United States) | 100 | 26 | 12.1 | 8 | 1.2 | 34.3 | 17 | 15 | 2.2 | 26.29 | 1.22 |
| 22 | Ferragnes | Almond variety (France) | 100 | 26.8 | 14.2 | 8.3 | 1.48 | 36.4 | 23.1 | 17 | 4.09 | 19.37 | 1.56 |
| 24 | Winters | Almond variety (United States) | 100 | 26.3 | 11.9 | 8.1 | 1.21 | 36.4 | 19.3 | 14.1 | 2.09 | 22.37 | 1.05 |
| 25 | Marcona | Almond variety (Spain) | 100 | 22 | 17.3 | 8.8 | 1.55 | 29.4 | 25.8 | 19.6 | 5.55 | 22.22 | 0.88 |
| 26 | Tuono | Almond variety (Italy) | 94 | 26.4 | 16.3 | 8.2 | 1.58 | 38.4 | 27.7 | 18.3 | 5.45 | 17.14 | 0.52 |
| New releases | |||||||||||||
| 23 | Sweetheart | Almond variety (Peach × Almond)BC3 | 94 | 19.1 | 12.5 | 8.8 | 0.98 | 22.5 | 19 | 14.3 | 1.54 | 25.52 | 1.73 |
| 29 | UCD,8–160 | Nonpareil × 97,1–232 | 91 | 28.6 | 14.2 | 8.6 | 1.77 | 38.5 | 22.5 | 15.4 | 2.96 | 19.84 | 1.20 |
| 30 | UCD,8–201 | Nonpareil 97,1–232 | 91 | 24.1 | 13 | 8.1 | 1.26 | 32.1 | 21.5 | 14 | 2.06 | 15.81 | 1.67 |
| 41 | UCD,2–3 | [Almond × (P. webbii × P. persica)] (BC3) | 94 | 23.9 | 11.6 | 9 | 1.17 | 31.8 | 22.4 | 14.6 | 4.74 | 19.89 | 1.93 |
| 42 | UCD,8–27 | [Almond × (P. webbii × P. persica)] (BC3) | 94 | 24.3 | 12.1 | 8.6 | 1.2 | 30.4 | 20.9 | 14.2 | 3.36 | 23.92 | 0.55 |
| 54 | UCD,2–240 | (Nonpareil × P. webbii) BC3 | 94 | 23.8 | 12.6 | 9.5 | 1.28 | 30.3 | 24.3 | 14.3 | 5.62 | 22.22 | 0.40 |
| 64 | UCD,3–40 | [Almond × (P. webbii × P. persica)] (BC2) | 88 | 33.3 | 15.1 | 8.7 | 2.08 | 39.2 | 29.6 | 18.8 | 9.21 | 25.31 | 0.90 |
| Related species | |||||||||||||
| 15 | 40A–17 | Peach (P. persica; bitter seed) | 0 | 13.4 | 7.2 | 3.4 | 0.11 | 24.3 | 16.8 | 12.5 | 1.81 | 23.74 | 0.51 |
| 16 | Andross | Peach (P. persica; bitter seed) | 0 | 17.8 | 11.4 | 3.9 | 0.36 | 35.3 | 26.1 | 19.5 | 6.21 | 20.65 | 0.39 |
| 27 | P11–58 | P. mira (bitter seed) | 0 | 14.5 | 9.9 | 4.3 | 0.29 | 26.6 | 17.8 | 12.8 | 2.48 | 23.39 | 0.53 |
| 43 | A7–28 | P. webbii (bitter seed) | 0 | 18.4 | 9.1 | 6.3 | 0.49 | 25.7 | 14.1 | 10.2 | 1.39 | 21.04 | 0.88 |
| 55 | A7–23 | P. argentea (bitter seed) | 0 | 13.4 | 9.7 | 6 | 0.37 | 19 | 15.3 | 12.1 | 1.47 | 17.28 | 0.61 |
| 61 | A10–4 | P. bucharica (bitter seed) | 0 | 14.3 | 6.6 | 4.7 | 0.21 | 19.1 | 10.3 | 7.4 | 0.58 | 20.94 | 0.59 |
| 62 | A2–11 | P. tangutica (bitter seed) | 0 | 13.4 | 10.3 | 8.3 | 0.49 | 16.5 | 15.2 | 12.4 | 1.34 | 25.44 | 0.70 |
| 63 | A7–25 | P. webbii (bitter seed) | 0 | 20.4 | 11.8 | 7.3 | 0.82 | 29 | 18.3 | 13.7 | 2.93 | 19.09 | 0.51 |
| Interspecies hybrids | |||||||||||||
| 1 | F5,4–10 | P. webbii × (Nonpareil × P. persica) | 25 | 19.7 | 11.9 | 7.2 | 0.78 | 27.5 | 18.3 | 12.8 | 2.69 | 22.12 | 0.53 |
| 6 | F5,20–42 | Padre × F5,4–10 | 62 | 21.4 | 12.1 | 8.2 | 1 | 26.8 | 17.9 | 14 | 1.87 | 16.72 | 0.65 |
| 7 | F8N,6–68 | F5,4–10 × Solano | 62 | 21.6 | 12.5 | 7.2 | 0.96 | 30.7 | 19.9 | 14.4 | 1.89 | 23.47 | 0.88 |
| 8 | F8N,7–4 | F5,4–10 × Sonora | 62 | 22.7 | 10.7 | 6.2 | 0.76 | 32 | 16.1 | 10.7 | 1.17 | 19.52 | 0.65 |
| 12 | 8010–22 | Nonpareil × F5,4–10 | 62 | 24.6 | 12.5 | 7.1 | 1.05 | 37.6 | 19.3 | 14.1 | 1.9 | 21.06 | 2.09 |
| 17 | SB13,25–75 | Nonpareil × F5,4–10 | 62 | 23.1 | 12.5 | 7.8 | 1.17 | 30 | 22.3 | 14.7 | 2.56 | 22.18 | 1.78 |
| 32 | A13–1 | P. persica × P. davidiana (bitter seed) | 0 | 13.8 | 11.4 | 6.1 | 0.46 | 21.5 | 20.7 | 17.8 | 3.83 | 23.41 | 0.45 |
| 33 | Hansen2 | Almond × P. persica Rootstock | 50 | 28 | 15.7 | 7.3 | 1.44 | 44.1 | 28.5 | 18.3 | 9.07 | 12.35 | 1.57 |
| 34 | Hansen5 | Almond × P. persica | 50 | 23.8 | 13.9 | 7.5 | 1.12 | 34.5 | 24.6 | 18.9 | 7.44 | 21.06 | 0.66 |
| 35 | Nickels | Almond × P. persica | 50 | 23.9 | 16.4 | 8.8 | 1.53 | 36.9 | 28.7 | 20.9 | 9.18 | 13.79 | 0.75 |
| 39 | F10D,1–26 | Nonpareil × F5,4–10 | 62 | 23.1 | 14.2 | 6.9 | 1.11 | 30.8 | 24.8 | 15.8 | 3.88 | 17.64 | 1.61 |
| Interspecific introgressions | |||||||||||||
| 2 | F5,6–13 | (Mission × P. fenzliana) BC1 × Sonora | 88 | 22.1 | 10.8 | 6.7 | 0.84 | 32 | 17.3 | 10.5 | 1.66 | 25.6 | 0.95 |
| 3 | F5,6–1 | (Mission × P. fenzliana) BC2 | 88 | 23 | 14.6 | 7.4 | 1.33 | 33.8 | 23.7 | 16.8 | 5.08 | 25.88 | 0.92 |
| 4 | F5,13–54 | (Mission × P. fenzliana) BC1 × Sonora | 88 | 23.7 | 11.9 | 8.3 | 1.05 | 37.2 | 19.5 | 16.7 | 2.94 | 16.28 | 0.70 |
| 5 | F5,10–9 | (Mission × P. fenzliana) BC1 × Sonora | 88 | 21.1 | 12.2 | 7 | 0.82 | 27.3 | 18.8 | 14.2 | 3.08 | 18.11 | 0.61 |
| 11 | SB13,54–39E | (Nonpareil × P. persica) BC3 | 94 | 16.9 | 10.2 | 8.2 | 0.7 | 26.2 | 15.8 | 12.3 | 1.05 | 21.51 | 1.96 |
| 13 | F10C,12–28 | (Nonpareil × P. persica) F2 | 50 | 20.2 | 13 | 9 | 1.08 | 35.1 | 23.9 | 18 | 4.96 | 19.32 | 1.76 |
| 14 | F10C,20–51 | (Nonpareil × P. persica) F2 (bitter seed) | 50 | 25.1 | 12.6 | 7.3 | 1.1 | 35.1 | 21.3 | 15 | 2.43 | 23.87 | 0.56 |
| 18 | F5,16–60 | (Mission almond × P. argentea) F2 | 50 | 23.8 | 11.1 | 7.3 | 0.87 | 32.9 | 17.1 | 11.9 | 1.56 | 24.08 | 0.44 |
| 28 | 97,1–232 | SB13,25–75 × Winters | 81 | 23.6 | 13.4 | 8.2 | 1.29 | 31.3 | 20.4 | 13.5 | 2.27 | 20.61 | 2.06 |
| 31 | 2004,9–1 | Nonpareil × 97,1–232 | 91 | 25 | 13.5 | 7.5 | 1.24 | 34.3 | 23.8 | 18.1 | 3.15 | 14.54 | 1.89 |
| 36 | 2005,20–192 | (Nonpareil × P. persica) BC3 | 94 | 20.6 | 14.6 | 7.4 | 0.99 | 37.1 | 26.5 | 19.3 | 7.31 | 23.91 | 0.63 |
| 37 | F10D,3–7 | [Almond × (P. webbii × P. persica)] (BC1) | 75 | 20.5 | 10.6 | 6.7 | 0.69 | 26.3 | 16.6 | 12.6 | 1.41 | 15.35 | 0.42 |
| 38 | F10D,2–18 | Nonpareil almond× P. webbii (BC1) | 75 | 19 | 10.8 | 8.5 | 0.8 | 24.9 | 17.5 | 13.1 | 1.95 | 22.4 | 0.76 |
| 40 | F10D,3–23 | Padre almond × P. webbii (BC1) | 75 | 20.4 | 11.9 | 7.7 | 0.84 | 27.5 | 19.8 | 13.4 | 2.32 | 14.48 | 1.49 |
| 44 | F5,4–42 | Almond × P. webbii (F2) | 50 | 18.5 | 9.5 | 6.7 | 0.55 | 26.8 | 15 | 10.8 | 1.96 | 25.8 | 0.64 |
| 45 | F10D,3–15 | Almond × P. webbii (F2BC1) | 75 | 24 | 12.9 | 7.2 | 0.96 | 33.3 | 21 | 14.6 | 4.1 | 18.58 | 0.33 |
| 46 | F10D,1–22 | Almond × P. webbii (F2BC1) | 75 | 21.6 | 12.7 | 7.7 | 0.97 | 28.9 | 21.4 | 15.2 | 2.45 | 21.05 | 1.78 |
| 47 | F10D,1–4 | Almond × P. webbii (BC1) | 75 | 23.1 | 11.9 | 7.6 | 0.95 | 30.8 | 18.1 | 13.3 | 1.94 | 20.5 | 1.32 |
| 48 | F10D,1–2 | Almond × P. webbii (BC1) | 75 | 20.8 | 12.2 | 7.2 | 0.84 | 30 | 19.8 | 14.2 | 1.59 | 20.4 | 0.68 |
| 49 | F10D,3–2 | Almond × P. webbii (BC1) | 75 | 19.7 | 11.1 | 7 | 0.77 | 30.6 | 17.8 | 13.6 | 1.53 | 17.84 | 0.66 |
| 50 | F10D,2–5 | Almond × P. webbii (BC1) | 75 | 20.8 | 9.8 | 8.1 | 0.76 | 28.7 | 14.6 | 11.3 | 1.23 | 17.99 | 0.47 |
| 51 | F10D,3–26 | Almond × P. webbii (BC1) | 75 | 24.1 | 11.4 | 7.5 | 0.93 | 33.6 | 20.3 | 14.4 | 3.23 | 21.17 | 1.06 |
| 52 | F10D,3–13 | Almond × P. webbii (BC1) | 75 | 19.4 | 12 | 8 | 0.83 | 25.4 | 19.1 | 13.7 | 1.85 | 17.07 | 0.47 |
| 53 | F10D,3–24 | Almond × P. webbii (BC1) | 75 | 19.3 | 13.2 | 6.1 | 0.71 | 25.7 | 19.5 | 13.3 | 2.66 | 13.39 | 1.27 |
| 56 | F10D,3–3 | Almond × P. argentea (BC1) | 75 | 23.4 | 12.4 | 7 | 0.96 | 29.6 | 18.6 | 13.8 | 1.88 | 17.47 | 0.26 |
| 57 | F10D,2–12 | Almond × P. fenzliana (F2) | 50 | 20.6 | 10.8 | 7 | 0.77 | 26.5 | 16.1 | 11.5 | 1.41 | 21.38 | 1.53 |
| 58 | F10D,2–14 | Almond × P. fenzliana (F2) | 50 | 22.3 | 11.4 | 8.4 | 1.03 | 30.6 | 16.5 | 11.3 | 4.54 | 19.21 | 1.66 |
| 59 | F10D,2–3 | (Mission × P. fenzliana) BC1 × Sonora | 88 | 21.8 | 13.2 | 8.9 | 1.13 | 27.6 | 20.1 | 16.3 | 3.24 | 20.71 | 1.56 |
| 60 | F10D,3–50 | Almond × P. fenzliana (BC1) | 75 | 27.3 | 13.9 | 8.8 | 1.59 | 36.2 | 19.3 | 13.3 | 2.37 | 15.37 | 2.18 |