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Screening of Sapindus germplasm resources in China based on agro-morphological traits

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Sapindus L. species are widely cultivated for biodiesel, biomedical, and biochemical raw materials in southern China. However, yields fluctuate widely due to the lack of high-yielding, high-quality, stable cultivars. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to evaluate three species and one variety among 149 nationwide Sapindus species and screen for elite accessions which would serve as Sapindus breeding materials. Accessions were evaluated on 19 agro-morphological traits by correlation analysis and principal component analysis. These displayed substantial diversity and a broad range of economic traits. In particular, accessions of Sapindus mukorossi and Sapindus rarak had more variation in economic traits than Sapindus delavayi and Sapindus rarak var. velutinus. Increased saponin accumulation may be achieved at the cost of seed oil production. Thirty elite accessions for oil and saponin production, and for comprehensive utilization were screened and accessions no. 80, 110, and 112 had significant potential to produce high yields. These elite accessions will facilitate the identification of genetic determinants of valuable traits and the effective utilization of trait variability in Sapindus breeding.

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We are grateful to the team of the Yuanhua Forestry Biotechnology Co., Ltd. for providing transportation, living conditions and forestry materials, and textcheck (http://www.textcheck.com/text/page/index) for polishing the English text of a draft of this manuscript.

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  1. Key Laboratory of Silviculture and Conservation of the Ministry of Education, College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, People’s Republic of China

    Jiming Liu, Shiqi Liu, Yuanyuan Xu, Zhong Chen, Xin Wang, Lixian Wang, Shilun Gao, Guochun Zhao & Liming Jia

  2. National Energy R & D Center for Non-food Biomass, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, People’s Republic of China

    Jiming Liu, Shiqi Liu, Yuanyuan Xu, Zhong Chen, Xin Wang, Lixian Wang, Shilun Gao, Guochun Zhao & Liming Jia

  3. College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, People’s Republic of China

    Caowen Sun

  4. China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, 310018, People’s Republic of China

    Qiuyang He

  5. Yuanhua Forestry Biological Technology Co., Ltd, Sanming, 650216, People’s Republic of China

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Liu, J., Liu, S., Xu, Y. et al. Screening of Sapindus germplasm resources in China based on agro-morphological traits. J. For. Res. 33, 203–216 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11676-021-01350-8

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