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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 4

Quantitative trait mean values for the twelve clones of oregano evaluated in Potreto de Garay (Santa María, Córdoba).

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

28.04a

0.96a

0.68b

8.90a

5.53a

2.51a

3.02a

0.73a

3.11c

39.39a

62.13b

21.43a

30b

31.97a

13.76a

VL-TS

32.25a

1.08b

0.36a

36.50b

16.22b

10.64b

5.58a

1.68b

0.71a

49.58b

44.44a

24.16a

30b

37.79a

15.80a

NB-TS

28.75a

1.17b

1.06d

54.85c

22.47c

15.99c

6.48a

2.58c

0.43a

57.26c

40.97a

31.12b

68d

145.73c

56.30c

Ne-SJ

41.54b

1.14b

0.65b

61.70c

25.11c

18.62c

6.49a

3.30d

0.36a

58.89c

40.70a

36.41b

83d

194.51d

64.94c

Me-Mza

33.18a

0.91a

0.53b

8.55a

5.05a

1.86a

3.19a

0.52a

4.63d

38.07a

59.06b

20.76a

17a

19.42a

8.75a

Cm-Mza

26.90a

1.14b

0.92c

60.30c

25.11c

17.60c

7.51a

2.54c

0.41a

57.34c

41.64a

32.50b

76d

144.86c

57.19c

Cd-Mza

29.17a

1.09b

0.55b

21.35a

9.91b

5.90b

4.01a

1.45b

1.46b

53.94c

46.42a

31.43b

38b

66.30b

28.28b

Cr-Mza

33.60a

1.35c

0.61b

31.35b

13.21b

8.03b

5.17a

1.48b

1.19b

55.72c

42.14a

35.53b

45b

86.06b

37.23b

C₁-FCA

35.42a

1.17b

0.56b

35.85b

16.80b

10.42b

6.38a

1.43b

1.49b

47.44b

46.86a

35.14b

57c

109.65b

46.49b

C₂-FCA

33.27a

1.11b

0.61b

35.75b

16.81b

10.70b

6.11a

1.75b

1.56b

53.03c

47.02a

34.42b

54c

95.23b

40.07b

C₃-FCA

36.91a

1.22b

0.44a

42.79b

18.28b

12.21b

7.58a

1.66b

1.00b

55.33c

42.72a

47.10d

53c

143.99c

57.38c

C₈-FCA

38.16a

1.22b

0.41a

68.50c

29.54c

16.33c

13.20b

1.72b

1.01b

56.39c

43.12a

41.88c

61c

135.78c

55.02c

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 ().