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Table 5. Mean comparisons.

SP	1	2	3	4	5
Geographic area Trait	West Mediterranean	Modern cultivars	East Balkan & Turkey	East Mediterranean	West Balkan & Egypt
Yield (t ha^-1)	3.1±0.3^b	4.0 ± 0.3^a	3.1±0.2^b	3.1±0.3^b	2.6±0.3^c
Number of spikes per m²	398±39^c	446 ± 29^a	434±34^ab	437±34^ab	419±54^b
Number of grains per m²	6461±827^c	8999±730^a	6319±444^cd	7088±662^b	5988±849^d
Thousand Kernel Weight (g)	48.5±4.6^a	44.7±3.3^b	48.8±2.4^a	44.3±2.3^b	44.0±5.0^b
Harvest Index	0.37±0.1^c	0.43±0.1^a	0.37±0.1^c	0.39±0.1^b	0.36±0.1^c
Crop Dry Weight ₂₁ (g m^-2)	213±25^a	213±20^a	215±24^a	217±27^a	215±20^a
Crop Dry Weight ₃₃ (g m^-2)	715±76^a	745±67^a	739±99^a	709±79^a	707±64^a
Crop Dry Weight ₆₅ (g m^-2)	1351±122^a	1324±123^a	1378±119^a	1221±110^a	1334±155^a
Crop Dry Weight ₈₇ (g m^-2)	1806±127^a	1842±144^a	1813±105^a	1745±105^a	1709±128^a
Plant Height (cm)	126±9^a	85±4^c	130±6^a	108±6^b	127±15^a
Days sowing—booting	143±2^b	138±2^c	145±2^a	139±2^c	145±3^a
Days sowing—heading	152±2^a	145±2^b	153±2^a	146±2^b	153±3^a
Days sowing—anthesis	160±2^b	154±2^c	161±2^a	155±2^c	161±3^a
Days sowing—maturity	191±2^a	187±2^b	191±2^a	188±2^b	192±3^a

Mean values ± SD of phenotypic traits for the five subpopulations. Data are means across six environments. Means within files with the same letter are not significantly different at P<0.05 according to Duncan’s test.