Genetic Diversity and Relationships of Tea Germplasm Collection Based on Leaf Morphology Character and Yield Components

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Tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze) is a cross-pollinated plant that has self-incompatible character. Assembly of superior clones through artificial pollination requires information of genetic relationships between accessions as a reference for parental lines selection. The study was aimed to determine the genetic diversity and relationships of 49 tea clones based on leaf morphology and yield components. The research was conducted at Pasir Sarongge experimental garden, Cianjur, West Java, from April to November 2015. The observed morphological characters were leaf length and width, leaf area, leaf angle, number of vein leaf, and internode between first and second leaves. Meanwhile, yield components were pecco number, pecco weight (p+3), banji bud number, banji bud weigth (b+1), and yield. The data were then used for descriptive analysis and grouping using UPGMA method based on dissimilarity matrix by XL-STAT software version 2009. The research showed that 49 clones observed here have variability on yield, leaf area, number of banji bud, and pecco number with coefficient of diversity 27.77%–51.83%. On the other hand, result of cluster analysis divided tea clones into four groups. The first group consisted of 34 clones with morphological characteristics similar to sinensis type (narrow leaves and low productivity). Group II comprised 12 clones with morphological characteristics (wide leaf) and productivity (high) similar to assamica type. Group III and IV, each contained one clone, and have similarity to assamica. The most far genetic relationships was found between group I and II (55.59%), while the closest one observed between group III and IV (5.76%).
Teh (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze) merupakan tanaman menyerbuk silang dan memiliki sifat self incompatible. Upaya perakitan varietas unggul melalui persilangan buatan memerlukan informasi tingkat kekerabatan antar klon sebagai acuan dalam memilih tetua. Tujuan penelitian adalah mengetahui keragaman dan tingkat kekerabatan 49 aksesi koleksi plasma nutfah teh berdasarkan karakter morfologi daun dan komponen hasil tanaman. Penelitian dilaksanakan di KP Pasir Sarongge, Kabupaten Cianjur, Jawa Barat, mulai bulan April sampai November 2015. Karakter morfologi meliputi panjang dan lebar daun, luas daun, sudut daun, jumlah tulang daun, dan panjang ruas antara daun ke–1 dengan ke–2. Komponen hasil meliputi jumlah peko, bobot peko (p+3), jumlah pucuk burung, bobot pucuk burung (b+1), dan hasil. Data hasil pengamatan digunakan untuk analisis deskriptif dan unweighted pair group method with arithmetic average (UPGMA) dengan matriks kesamaan menggunakan software XL-STAT versi 2009 hingga menghasilkan dendrogram antar aksesi plasma nutfah teh. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan 49 klon koleksi plasma nutfah teh yang dievaluasi memiliki keragaman pada karakter hasil, luas daun, jumlah pucuk burung, dan jumlah peko dengan nilai koefisien keragaman 27,77%–51,83%. Hasil dendrogram terbagi ke dalam 4 kelompok. Kelompok I, 34 klon dengan karakteristik morfologi mendekati tipe sinensis, berdaun kecil, dan produktivitas rendah. Kelompok II terdiri dari 12 klon dengan karakteristik morfologi daun dan produktivitas tinggi mendekati tipe assamica. Kelompok III dan IV, masing-masing 1 klon bertipe assamica dengan ciri memiliki daun lebar. Tingkat kekerabatan paling jauh adalah antara kelompok I dengan II (55,59%), sedangkan paling dekat antara kelompok III dan IV (5,76%).
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