Table 1.

Topographic and relief factors of Cenchrus ciliaris collection sites in the Punjab, Pakistan

Sites	Soil texture	Temperature (°C)		Annual precipitation (mm)	Annual humidity (%)	Average sun shine hours per year	Rainy days per years	Habitat ecology
		Max temp.	Min temp.
Kanhati Mountains	Sandy loam	36	24	441	54	4082	48.5	Stony mountains
Katha	Sandy loam	38	24	404	53	4081	48.21	Foot hills
Sargodha	Sandy loam	39	24	401	50	4380	47.78	Hot and arid environment
Gut Wala	Clay loam	39	25	385	41	3963	46.71	Saline arid barren area
Head Trimu	Loamy sand	40	25	385	40.4	4383	45.22	Roadside
Head Rasul	Sandy laom	40	25	372	40	4386	45.56	Roadside
Salmani Adda	Sandy loam	41	26	286	28	4119	42.21	Tha- desert margins
Chock Azam	Loamy sand	41	26	275	26	4121	32.87	Sandy desert
Darbar Anyat Shah	Loamy sand	41	27	274	24	4122	31.36	Sandy desert
Hasilpur	Sandy loam	41	27	145	30	4125	24.32	Hot and dry environment
Derwar Fort	Loamy sand	44	28	143	27	4365	22.1	Sand dune desert
Qila Nawab din	Loamy sand	45	28	101	22.5	4371 s	20.1	Sand dune desert