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. 2010 Jul 21;142(3):773–786. doi: 10.1007/s12011-010-8770-6

Table 1.

Ecogeographical Factors of the Nine Hordeum spontaneum Populations in Israel

IDa Population Ln Lt Al Tm Ta Tj Td Tdd Ev Rn Rd Hu14 Huan So
1 Mt. Hermon 35.75 33.28 1,530 11 20 1 19 6 160 1,400 70 52 58 1
10 Maalot 35.27 33.00 500 17 23 8 15 10 150 785 55 50 64 2
20 Sede Boqer 34.78 30.87 450 19 26 9 15 13 168 91 15 36 53 6
22 Mehola 35.48 32.13 −150 22 30 13 17 13 180 270 39 34 53 3
24 Akhziv 35.10 33.05 10 20 26 12 13 10 130 620 56 60 67 3
25 Atlit 34.95 32.70 50 20 26 13 13 9 133 500 48 65 72 4
26 Caesarea 34.90 32.50 10 20 26 13 13 9 130 540 48 65 72 4
32 Ein-Zukim 35.44 31.74 −200 24 31 15 16 12 210 100 20 35 52 6
37 Evolution Canyon 34.58 32.43 90 22.5 28 13 15 9 142 600 48 65 67 1

Geographical variables: Ln = longitude (decimal), Lt = latitude (decimal), and Al = altitude (meters). Temperature variables: Tm = mean annual temperature (°C), Ta = mean August temperature (°C), Tj = mean January temperature (°C), Td = mean seasonal temperature difference (°C), Tdd = mean daily temperature difference (°C), and Ev = mean annual evaporation. Water variables: Rn = mean annual rainfall (millimeters), Rd = mean number of rainy days, Hu14 = mean humidity at 1400 hours (percent), Huan = mean annual humidity (percent), and Dw = mean number of dewy nights in summer (millimeters). Dummy soil variables: So = soil types, 1 terra rosa, 2 rendzina, 3 alluvium, 4 sandy loam, 6 loess (desert soil)

aPopulation IDs and selected environmental data are based on [21]; Ein-Zukim data is based on [63]