Phenotypic diversity of durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) from Jordan |
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Authors: | Nasab K. Rawashdeh Nasri I. Haddad Mohamad M. Al-Ajlouni Munir A. Turk |
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Affiliation: | (1) National Center for Agricultural Research and Technology Transfer (NCARTT), Amman, Jordan;(2) Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan;(3) Ago-biodiversity Conservation Project, National Center for Agricultural Research and Technology Transfer (NCARTT), Amman, Jordan;(4) Plant Production Department, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan |
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Abstract: | Durum wheat landrace genotypes are disappearing from the main wheat areas in Jordan, because of spreading of new uniform cultivars and the serious reduction in wheat cultivation. This study was conducted to evaluate genetic diversity in durum wheat landraces from Jordan and to identify desirable agronomic traits. Landraces were collected from two target areas: Ajloun and Karak. The collected material was grown under rainfed conditions using an augmented design with five blocks and four repeated check cultivars. Data were collected for 14 morphological and agronomic traits. Phenotypic diversity index (H′) was estimated, and the relationships among accessions were measured using cluster analysis and dendrogram similarity matrix. The results revealed the presence of a wide range of variability among landraces., which possess high levels of variability for biological yield, fertile tillers, number of seeds per spike, seed weight per spike and weight of 1000 seeds. These landraces must be considered as a reservoir of genes that plant breeders need in their wheat improvement programs and should be conserved both ex situ and in situ. |
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Keywords: | Durum wheat landraces Phenotypic diversity index Plant genetic resources Triticum durum |
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