Table 4.
Abbreviations of the morphological characters (traits) used to study the Beta vulgaris L. subsp. maritima populations.
| Trait | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| Plant length | PL |
| Stalk length | SL |
| Stalk diameter | SD |
| Number of branches/Stalk | NBS |
| Branch length | BL |
| Lower leaf lamina length | L3L |
| Lower leaf lamina width | L3W |
| Lower leaf petiole length | LLPL |
| Lower leaf petiole width | LLPW |
| Upper leaf lamina length | ULLL |
| Upper leaf lamina width | ULLW |
| Upper leaf petiole length | ULPL |
| Upper leaf petiole width | ULPW |
| Inflorescence bract lamina length | IBLL |
| Inflorescence bract lamina width | IBLW |
| Inflorescence bract petiole length | IBPL |
| Inflorescence bract petiole width | IBPW |
| Lower glomerule bract lamina length | LGBLL |
| Lower glomerule bract lamina width | LGBLW |
| Lower glomerule bract petiole length | LGBPL |
| Lower glomerule bract petiole width | LGBPW |
| Lower glomerule length | LGL |
| Lower glomerule width | LGW |
| Lower glomerule bract length/Glomerule length | LGBL/GL |
| Upper glomerule bract lamina length | UGBLL |
| Upper glomerule bract lamina width | UGBLW |
| Upper glomerule bract petiole length | UGBPL |
| Upper glomerule bract petiole width | UGBPW |
| Upper glomerule length | UGL |
| Upper glomerule width | UGW |
| Upper glomerule bract length/Glomerule length | UGBL/GL |
| Inflorescence length | InfL |
| Number of inflorescence/Branch | NInfB |
| Number of glomerule/Inflorescence | NGInf |
| Number of flowers/Glomerule | NFG |