@article{fdi:010065362, title = {{M}orphological characterization of pakistani date palm ({P}hoenix dactylifera l.) genotypes}, author = {{N}aqvi, {S}. {A}. and {K}han, {I}. {A}. and {P}intaud, {J}ean-{C}hristophe and {J}askani, {M}. {J}. and {A}li, {A}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}wenty {P}akistani date palm cultivars from nine different geographical regions were characterized to estimate the polymorphism and possible similarity level. {N}ineteen morphological traits were explored and subjected to principal component analysis ({PCA}), cluster analysis ({CA}) and correlation index. {T}he results brought out important differences in phenotypic characters in all date palm cultivars. {P}rincipal component analysis ({PCA}) indicated that all quantitative traits along with number of wings, frequency of wings, seed surface and seed shape were highly divergent. {S}imilarly cluster analyses ({CA}) also revealed morphological variability among date palm cultivars and, some relationship and heterogeneity was also observed within cultivars of the same origin.}, keywords = {{D}ate palm ; phenotypic characters ; polymorphism ; cluster analysis ; {PAKISTAN}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{P}akistan {J}ournal of {A}gricultural {S}ciences}, volume = {52}, numero = {3}, pages = {645--650}, ISSN = {0552-9034}, year = {2015}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010065362}, }