AUTOCHTONOUS KALE POPULATIONS (BRASSICA OLERACEA L. VAR. ACEPHALA) IN CROATIAN COASTAL REGION

Zbog visoke nutricionističke vrijednosti raštike ponovno se javio interes potrošača za njezinu upotrebu. Sjeme 15 autohtonih populacija raštike prikupljeno je na području Istre, južnog priobalja te unutrašnjosti Dalmacije. Cilj je bio utvrditi morfološku raznolikost populacija praćenjem 14 fenotipskih svojstava. Veću izmjerenu svježu masu ubranih listova u prvoj berbi imale su populacije iz Banja i Babino polje, dok je populacija iz Opuzena imala najveću svježu masu u drugoj berbi. Rezultati ukazuju na značajne morfološke razlike između populacija, dok je genetsku varijabilnosti potrebno istražiti radi preciznijeg saznanja o srodnosti populacija.Recent years have been characterized by a revival of market interest in kale as a result of recognition of its nutritional properties. Kale seeds of 15 populations were collected in Istra, island of Mljet, south coastline and inland of Dalmatia. The aim of this work was to evaluate morphological characteristics of domestic kale populations throughout observation of 14 phenotypic traits. At the first harvest populations Banja and Babino polje had larger fresh mass of leaves, but at the second harvest the largest fresh mass of leaves had population from Opuzen. Obtained results indicated differences between kale populations at morphological level. Genetic variability studies are required for more accurate comprehension of variability and relationships among kale populations