A cluster analysis of wild and domesticated soybean phenotypes

✍ Scribed by Steven L. Broich; Reid G. Palmer

• Book ID: 104617117
• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1980
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 584 KB
• Volume: 29
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0014-2336
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00037246

✦ Synopsis

Glycine gracilis, Glycine MUX, Glycine soja, germplasm, soybean, numerical taxonomy, cluster analysis.

SUMMAR?

Cluster analysis techniques were used to examine phenotypic variation within the USDA Soybean Germplasm Collection. This study included ten Plant Introductions each of the domesticated soybean. G/yciw mas (L). MERR., the 'wild' soybean, G. soja SIEB. & Zucc., and adisputed species, G. gracih SKVORTZ. G. ma.\and G. soju were found to be morphologically distinct entities and G. gracilis was found to be conspecific with G. max. Because G. grucilis probably represents weedy races associated with the cultivated soybean and because 'gracilis' phenotypes can be distinguished from G. mu, the designation, G. max forma gracilis, is recommended.