Table 2.
Summary of the AFLP analysis of somaclonal variation in regenerated peach palm, based on Dice's coefficient of similarity between the mother-plant and its clone
| 300 µm Picloram | 600 µm Picloram | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mother-plant | Clone | Coefficient of similarity | Mother-plant | Clone | Coefficient of similarity |
| F1 | 1a | 0·89 | F5 | 5a | 0·99 |
| 1b | 0·99 | 5b | 0·99 | ||
| 1c | 0·99 | 5c | 0·99 | ||
| F2 | 2a | 0·99 | F6 | 6a | 0·97 |
| 2b | 0·98 | 6b | 0·94 | ||
| 2c | 0·99 | 6c | 0·98 | ||
| F3 | 3a | 0·99 | F7 | 7a | 0·99 |
| 3b | 0·99 | 7b | 0·92 | ||
| 3c | 0·97 | 7c | 0·99 | ||
| F4 | 4a | 0·98 | F8 | 8a | 0·99 |
| 4b | 0·98 | 8b | 0·69 | ||
| 4c | 0·81 | 8c | 0·99 | ||
| Mean | 0·96 | Mean | 0·95 | ||
The exact test (Raymond and Rousset, 1995) revealed no significant difference (P = 0·75) between Picloram treatments for Dice's coefficient of similarity.