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Field Evaluation of Twelve Clones of Oregano Grown in the Main Production Areas of Argentina: Identification of Quantitative Trait with the Highest Discriminant Value

Table 3

Quantitative trait mean values for the twelve clones of oregano evaluated in La Consulta (San Carlos, Mendoza).

Clon

LBL₁ (cm)

IL (cm)

LA (cm²)

FW^*
(g pl^-1)

DW^*
(g pl^-1)

LDW^* (g pl^-1)

SDW^* (g pl^-1)

L/S^*

EO (%)

WC^* (%)

FC^* (%)

LBL₂ (cm)

Branch ()

FW^** (g pl^-1)

DW^** (g pl^-1)

Me-TS

19.02a

2.27b

0.36a

60.61a

18.73a

14.34a

4.39a

3.31a

2.00d

69.15b

30.90a

47.34a

94a

272a

107.5a

VL-TS

23.42a

2.53c

0.53c

52.80a

16.79a

11.32a

5.48a

2.02a

0.72b

68.41b

31.80a

54.86c

112a

240a

106.0a

NB-TS

29.59b

2.16b

0.57c

73.72a

23.08a

17.75b

5.33a

4.07b

0.83b

68.17b

31.30a

56.01c

97a

282a

105.1a

Ne-SJ

30.93b

1.82a

0.84d

87.31b

25.51a

20.65b

4.86a

5.29b

0.35a

70.38b

29.21a

46.04a

101a

322a

108.5a

Me-Mza

28.56b

2.59c

0.49b

63.10a

19.07a

13.56a

5.51a

2.52a

2.36e

69.94b

30.22a

52.56b

96a

268a

101.0a

Cm-Mza

30.02b

2.17b

0.53c

80.41a

22.94a

18.63b

4.30a

4.48b

0.91b

71.17b

28.53a

56.77c

118a

314a

118.5a

Cd-Mza

32.86b

1.66a

0.40a

62.70a

21.08a

14.52a

6.56a

2.28a

1.42c

65.96a

33.62b

46.33a

109a

266a

110.0a

Cr-Mza

34.49b

2.13b

0.49b

50.87a

17.94a

11.81a

6.13a

1.85a

1.35c

64.42a

35.27b

57.21c

115a

353a

128.9a

C₁-FCA

38.86b

1.94b

0.45b

66.97a

22.39a

15.66a

6.73a

2.33a

1.42c

66.53a

33.43b

57.28c

123a

368a

131.0a

C₂-FCA

37.72b

2.04b

0.40a

74.47a

25.56a

17.73b

7.83b

2.30a

1.55c

65.76a

34.32b

57.74c

119a

334a

142.5a

C₃-FCA

23.04a

1.68a

0.47b

94.12b

28.58a

20.33b

8.25b

2.78a

0.50a

69.72b

30.37a

51.68b

102a

544b

191.1b

C₈-FCA

35.99b

1.75a

0.49b

98.89b

31.50b

23.66b

7.84b

3.29a

0.66b

68.24b

31.85a

51.82b

103a

544b

192.0b

C₁-FCA: clone 1, C₂-FCA: clone 2, C₃-FCA: clone 3, C₈-FCA: clone 8, Me-Mza: clone “Mendocino,” Cm-Mza: clone “Compacto,” Cd-Mza: clone “Cordobés,” Cr-Mza: clone “Criollo,” Me-TS: clone “Mendocino,” NB-TS: clone “Negrito B,” VL-TS: clone “Verde Limón,” Ne-SJ: clone “Negrito,” LBL: longest branch length; IL: internode length, LA: leaf area, FW: fresh weight, DW: dry weight, LDW: leave dry weight, SDW: stem dry weight, L/S: ratio LDW/SDW, EO: essential oil content, WC: water content, FC: fiber content, ^*measured at 1st harvest, ^**measured at 2nd harvest, ¹three month after sowing, ²one year after sowing. Different letters indicate significant differences ().