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Multivariate Discrimination of Exotic Coconut Varieties for Stem and Inflorescence Morphology

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dc.contributor.author Perera, K.N.S.
dc.contributor.author Perera, S.A.C.N.
dc.date.accessioned 2015-11-30T09:54:36Z
dc.date.available 2015-11-30T09:54:36Z
dc.date.issued 2015-11-30T09:54:36Z
dc.identifier.citation Perera, K.N.S., & Perera, S.A.C.N. (2015). Multivariate Discrimination of Exotic Coconut Varieties for Stem and Inflorescence Morphology. Proceedings of the 71st Annual Sessions of Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (Part I), 10.
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1937
dc.description Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science Proceedings of the 71st Annual Sessions – 2015 Part I en_US
dc.description.abstract Characterization of conserved germplasm is of primary importance for the effective use of genetic resources and refines conservation strategies. Currently, there is a pool of ex-situ conserved exotic coconut varieties at Bandirippuwa genebank, Sri Lanka. This research aims to characterize exotic coconut varieties with morphological descriptors as an initial step to incorporate them in the national coconut breeding programme. Six coconut varieties; namely, Rennell Island Tall, Malayan Yellow Dwarf, Andaman Ordinary Tall, Markham Valley Tall, Indian West Coast Tall, Laccadive Ordinary Tall were studied. Morphological data were scored for stem (girth at 20 and 150 cm) and inflorescence (numbers of female flowers, spikelets with and without female flowers, lengths of central axis and spikelets) as outlined by Bioversity International. Statistical analytical methods; principal components and cluster analyses were performed in Minitab 17. The first 2 Principal Components (PCs) for stem and inflorescence traits cumulatively explained 98.3% of the variation among accessions. All the scored characters showed more or less equal loadings with positive correlations except spikelets without female flowers for PC1 while female flower distribution recorded the highest loading with a negative correlation for PC2. The dendrogram and the score plot for the accessions indicated the formation of four distinct groups of phenotypes with Rennell Island Tall and Markham Valley Tall grouping together, Andaman Ordinary Tall and Laccadive Ordinary Tall forming one cluster and Indian West Coast Tall and Malayan Yellow Dwarf forming separate individual groups. Accordingly, the dwarf coconut Malayan Yellow Dwarf clearly separates from the rest and tall coconuts with Pacific origin; Rennell Island Tall and Markham Valley Tall grouped together while the tall coconuts from India separated from the rest. The six exotic varieties show clear diversity for stem and inflorescence morphologies and they have been grouped according to their different origins. Furtherm en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science, Colombo 07
dc.title Multivariate Discrimination of Exotic Coconut Varieties for Stem and Inflorescence Morphology en_US
dc.type Article en_US
dc.date.published 2015-12-30


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