Sugarcane Landraces of Ethiopia: Germplasm Collection and Analysis of Regional Diversity and Distribution

Table 5

Range of variation of accession means for 21 quantitative characters in sugarcane germplasm by region of origin.

(a)

Regions	SPC1MA	SPC2MAP	TC4MAP	TC5MAP	STC10MAP	Brix10MAP	MSCHA	SCW	NOI	IL	SH
Amhara	1-36	5-51	20-164	26-141	16-124	13.22-17.28	15345-185862	0.38-2.00	21.50-39.25	5.20-11.23	158.83-290.43
Benshangul-Gumz	4-21	10-52	23-103	22-84	30-67	13.31-16.73	36207-138621	1.07-2.68	22.00-36.50	6.91-10.04	201.40-278.58
Introduced	2-30	4-126	33-134	44-95	33-109	13.51-17.26	41379-166207	0.91-2.04	19.00-31.00	7.68-10.84	192.33-256.68
Oromiya	2-41	5-48	17-235	22-133	20-112	12.24-17.19	29655-177586	0.87-2.53	19.00-40.75	5.49-11.83	187.45-313.95
SNNPR	3-39	15-74	12-191	22-119	16-111	13.19-16.66	16724-170345	0.36-2.64	19.50-42.25	5.46-11.37	152.45-297.28
Tigray	11-39	14-94	41-156	58-115	31-102	13.73-16.58	41724-153793	1.11-2.12	25.25-35.00	6.26-10.33	195.15-281.75
Entire data	1-41	4-126	7-178	22-141	16-124	12.24-17.28	15345-185862	0.36-2.68	19.00-42.25	5.20-11.83	152.45-313.95

the Materials and Methods section for the abbreviations of the characters.

(b)

Regions	SD	LL	LW	LA	CYHA	Brix	Pol	Purity	Yield	Sugar yield
Amhara	1.70-3.27	103.85-154.93	2.00-5.56	166.91-555.68	168.00-3377.75	15.60-22.12	14.19-20.79	86.55-96.14	9.85-14.94	21.00-465.50
Benshangul-Gumz	2.17-3.08	107.30-158.63	3.61-5.65	296.33-543.24	372.50-1907.50	14.26-21.12	12.51-20.07	86.25-95.22	8.53-14.53	45.50-246.75
Introduced	2.12-3.04	110.20-147.63	3.30-5.56	340.76-665.12	475.75-2424.50	13.93-20.82	12.14-19.91	87.09-95.98	8.22-14.48	51.25-337.00
Oromiya	2.08-3.27	87.53-147.65	3.25-5.78	287.22-554.93	401.25-2920.75	14.20-20.92	13.22-19.85	88.65-97.56	9.44-14.43	51.00-389.50
SNNPR	1.71-3.34	110.05-173.75	2.95-6.20	241.76-645.29	194.25-3262.00	15.49-21.03	13.56-20.02	85.07-96.75	9.03-14.50	23.25-439.75
Tigray	2.52-3.20	117.20-136.55	3.72-5.42	346.10-548.47	485.75-3339.00	17.55-20.20	16.41-19.16	92.21-95.68	11.76-13.85	64.00-433.00
Entire data	1.70-3.34	87.53-173.75	2.00-6.20	166.91-665.12	168.00-3377.75	13.93-22.12	12.14-20.79	85.07-97.56	8.22-14.94	21.00-465.50