Xavier Eduardo Holguin Salazar

Mr. Xavier Eduardo Holguin Salazar

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1Year (2026-Present)

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30 October 2026 in Agronomy
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ACAdriana Celi Soto del Carmen Celi
Adriana Celi Soto del Carmen Celi
XSXavier Eduardo Holguin Salazar
Xavier Eduardo Holguin Salazar
GGGeorge Alexander Alexander Cedeno Garcia
George Alexander Alexander Cedeno Garcia
EVEmil Cristhian Vega-Ponce
Emil Cristhian Vega-Ponce
SSSaltos-Rezabala Luis Alberto Saltos-Rezabala
Saltos-Rezabala Luis Alberto Saltos-Rezabala
JLJORGE ENRIQUE LANGE
JORGE ENRIQUE LANGE
Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is an important oilseed crop whose diversity provides opportunities to identify germplasm combining high yield, physiological performance, and desirable oil quality. This study evaluated the morphophysiological, productive, and biochemical diversity of ten peanut accessions under field capacity conditions. Traits included leaf area, root number, nodulation, gynophores, pods per plant, stomatal number and opening state, photosystem II photochemical activity, and fatty acid composition. Gynophore number was strongly related to pods per plant (R2 = 0.6688), while pod number explained 43.09% of yield variation (R2 = 0.4309). INIAP-ECU-11465 and INIAP-ECU-11832 achieved yields exceeding 4000 kg ha−1. Nodulation showed limited association with yield, whereas stomatal traits and photochemical performance revealed distinct physiological responses among accessions. Oleic acid predominated in the lipid profile (40.77–53.54%), indicating variability relevant to oil quality and oxidative stability. The agronomic, physiological, and biochemical diversity identified provides useful criteria for selecting promising peanut germplasm and supports further evaluation of these accessions in breeding strategies aimed at improving productivity and oil quality.