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. 2014 Mar 25;14:77. doi: 10.1186/1471-2229-14-77

Table 6.

Phenotypic and genotypic variability among accessions across geographical regions

 
 Asia
 Africa
 South America
 Central America
Trait Mean CVg Mean CVg Mean CVg Mean CVg
Germination time (d)
 14.9
 10.7
 14.0
 12.9
 14.2
 9.5
 13.8
 12.0
Cotyledon emergence date (d)
 18.4
 10.9
 17.5
 11.4
 17.9
 7.4
 17.1
 10.7
First-leaf length (cm)
 12.0
 7.8
 12.2
 5.8
 13.1
 7.1
 14.6
 14.3
First-leaf width (cm)
 11.0
 7.6
 11.8
 6.0
 12.1
 7.4
 14.6
 15.0
Plant height (cm)
 20.1
 12.1
 20
 15.6
 22.1
 8.5
 24.9
 14.1
Leaf number (# plant−1)
 12.1
 7.7
 11.9
 7.4
 12.8
 10.0
 11.8
 6.2
Root dry weight (g plant−1)
 1.2
 18.4
 1.1
 19.9
 1.4
 24.8
 1.6
 16.0
Petiole dry weight (g plant−1)
 1.9
 9.7
 1.9
 8.3
 2.2
 14.3
 2.0
 16.8
Stem dry weight (g plant−1)
 6.1
 14.6
 6.0
 19.6
 7.3
 16.4
 8.0
 14.5
Leaf dry weight (g plant−1)
 6.0
 4.1
 5.8
 10.6
 6.8
 11.0
 7.5
 9.3
Total dry weight (g plant−1)
 15.1
 11.0
 14.5
 14.6
 17.4
 14.8
 19.1
 11.7
Total leaf area (cm2 plant−1) 1874 6.9 1933 5.6 2139 0.0 2525 10.9

CVg is the coefficient of genetic variation (SDg/mean). Plant height and plant weights were determined 59 days after germination.