A Morphological and Physiological Study of Some Types of Pyrus Syriaca in Al-Qurdaha Area


Abstract in English

A study was conducted on one type of Syrian pears ‘Pyrus syriaca. Boiss’ which is widespread in Al-Qardahah area/Lattakia during 2012-2013. 9 superficial models were studied, these are scattered in different locations (Ein Al Aaros , Derhana, and Bsin). The results revealed the existence of differences in some of the characteristics, out of 13 morphological studied characteristics. A cluster analysis showed a division in the studied models. Two main groups can be distinguished: the first group included the following models (P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6), whereas the second group included the following models (P7, P8, P9). These two main groups are further divided into 4 subgroups which can be considered independent morphological Models. The first main group contains the first and second subgroups with a similarity value 0.62. The first subgroup contains P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, and it is symbolized as A; while the second subgroup contains P6 and it is symbolized as B. The second main group contains the first and second subgroups with a similarity value 0.77. The first subgroup contains P7, P9 and it is symbolized as C; whereas the second subgroup contains P8 symbolized as D. The research indicates that there is a difference in the seed germination percentage of the studied models. The seeds and embryos of P9 gave the highest germination percentage, while the seeds and embryos of P6 gave the fastest germination percentage.

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