ISSN:
1573-5060
Keywords:
cluster analysis
;
domestication
;
foxtail millet
;
racial classification
;
Setaria italica
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
Notes:
Summary A cluster analysis of 2907 accessions of foxtail millet (Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv.) from 16 provinces of China and 22 other countries was carried out, using nine morphological and agronomic descriptors. The populations from different geographical origins were grouped into twelve clusters. The results revealed the existence of high levels of variation for all characters observed among regions and suggested a multiple domestication hypothesis with three centers, i.e., China, Europe and Afghanistan-Lebanon. A new system of classification recognizing four races, i.e., maxima, moharia, indica and nana, of foxtail millet is proposed.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01677864
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