Phenotypic diversity of tetraploid wheat landraces from northern and north-central regions of Ethiopia
Phenotypic diversity of tetraploid wheat landraces from northern and north-central regions of Ethiopia
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1601-5223.1996.00165.x
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发表时间:
1996-01-01
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2.7
通讯作者:
Merker, A
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作者:
Bechere, E;Belay, G;Merker, A
Twenty-seven tetraploid (2n=4x=28) wheat (Triticum turgidum L.) landrace populations consisting of 2876 entries collected from the north and north-central administrative regions of Ethiopia were studied for variation of eleven phenotypic characters that have two or more classes. Using the frequencies of each phenotypic class within a character, the Shannon-Weaver index (H') was employed to estimate and analyse the diversity on the basis of Four regions and five altitudinal gradients. Most traits were polymorphic. However, monomorphism was common in many of the populations for dense spike, long beak, and glabrous glume. On character basis, seed colour, seed shape, and glume pubescence contributed the highest mean diversity indices (H'=0.99, 0.96, and 0.88, respectively). Spike density contributed the lowest index (H'=0.24). However, it was the only trait that displayed significant differences (p