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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 5

Quantitative trait mean values for the twelve clones of oregano evaluated in Capilla de los Remedios (Río Segundo, 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

26.01b

1.24b

0.53a

113.55a

35.12a

25.94a

9.18a

3.22b

1.91b

69.58a

30.93b

22.91b

86a

62.04a

29.06a

VL-TS

14.03a

0.75a

0.48a

113.48a

31.85a

20.07a

11.78a

2.09a

0.52a

72.04a

28.07b

17.30a

97a

28.36a

12.55a

NB-TS

17.04a

0.90a

0.71b

227.26b

63.99b

45.92b

18.07a

3.16b

0.80a

72.03a

28.16b

25.78b

188b

134.77b

53.88b

Ne-SJ

21.22a

0.86a

0.96c

275.49b

84.81b

53.99b

30.82b

2.27a

0.41a

69.45a

30.79b

13.37a

74a

50.01a

16.75a

Me-Mza

31.86b

1.29b

0.57a

143.58a

43.60a

31.10a

12.50a

2.70a

2.38c

70.16a

30.37b

31.96b

76a

93.35b

42.15b

Cm-Mza

16.26a

0.87a

0.74b

211.80b

62.86b

43.67b

19.19a

3.60b

0.76a

70.70a

29.68b

28.51b

147a

112.26b

44.74b

Cd-Mza

26.59b

1.38b

0.62a

140.52a

41.04a

24.20a

16.84a

1.77a

1.11a

70.88a

29.21b

39.77c

125a

116.37b

55.77b

Cr-Mza

26.49b

1.34b

0.60a

145.49a

40.27a

23.91a

16.36a

1.54a

0.88a

72.24a

27.68b

40.55c

157b

162.36c

77.14c

C₁-FCA

31.67b

1.22b

0.52a

125.22a

37.81a

22.60a

15.21a

1.65a

0.73a

70.03a

30.19b

29.46b

126a

109.79b

47.33b

C₂-FCA

25.96b

1.24b

0.52a

132.50a

36.57a

21.85a

14.71a

1.73a

0.82a

72.43a

27.60b

34.24b

142b

119.16b

57.39b

C₃-FCA

19.71a

0.87a

0.69b

240.43b

67.35b

44.27b

23.07b

2.28a

0.33a

72.17a

28.01b

22.51b

102a

86.87b

31.89a

C₈-FCA

16.32a

0.82a

0.61a

188.87b

45.98a

32.18a

13.80a

2.79a

0.52a

75.12b

24.34a

24.12b

110a

80.98b

31.43a

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 ().