A taximetric study of interspecific variation in <i>Vitis</i>

Authors

  • H. C. Barrett CSIRO Division of Horticultural Research, Merbein, Victoria
  • S. G. Carmer CSIRO Division of Horticultural Research, Merbein, Victoria
  • A. M. Rhodes CSIRO Division of Horticultural Research, Merbein, Victoria

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https://doi.org/10.5073/vitis.1969.8.177-187

Abstract

A taximetric study, utilizing 71 plant characters for 21 species of Vitis has been completed. Phenetic similarities among the species were estimated by productmoment (r), distance (d) and divergence (D) coefficients.
The unweighted pair-group method of clustering was used to graphically summarize the results in three phenograms. Congruency among the phenograms was examined by comparisons of primary affinity clusters and patterns of clustering sequence among phenograms and four classical classifications of Vitis; the classification of FOEx showed the best overall congruency with the phenograms. The phenograms were also compared with the authors' concept of species affinity relationship; the divergence phenogram showed the greatest congruency. A tentative scheme of relationships based upon a modification of the divergence phenogram was devised.

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2017-02-17

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