Table 3 Frequency distribution for the measured qualitative morphological characters in the studied P. scoparia accessions.
From: Morphological characterization of wild Prunus scoparia Spach accessions in 11 provinces of Iran
Character | Frequency (no. of accessions) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | |
Flowering date | – | Early March (146) | Mid-March (105) | Late March (151) | Early April (96) | Mid-April (23) | – | – | – |
Flower density | – | Low (61) | Moderate (193) | High (267) | – | – | – | – | – |
Peduncle color | – | Light green (400) | Green (10) | Green-crimson (51) | Light crimson (17) | Crimson (43) | – | – | |
Petal color | – | White (369) | White-pink (95) | Light pink (56) | Light pink (56) | Pink (1) | – | – | – |
Petal shape | – | Oblate (34) | Round (235) | Obovat (122) | Oblong (130) | – | – | – | – |
Petal apex shape | – | Falt (9) | Round (376) | Semi-round (134) | Sharp (2) | – | – | – | – |
Hypanthium color | – | Light green (17) | Green-crimson (258) | Light crimson (74) | Crimson (153) | Dark crimson (19) | – | – | – |
Sepal shape | – | Equilateral (24) | Equivalent of the legs (497) | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Sepal apex shape | – | Round (10) | Semi-round (234) | Acute (277) | – | – | – | – | – |
Sepal external color | – | – | Green (9) | Green-crimson (164) | Light crimson (67) | Crimson (250) | Dark crimson (31) | – | – |
Sepal internal color | – | Light green (113) | Green (8) | Green-crimson (152) | Light crimson (204) | Crimson (44) | – | – | – |
Stamen color | – | White (218) | Green-crimson (282) | Light crimson (2) | Crimson (19) | – | – | – | – |
Carpel shape | – | Jar (488) | Filamentary (20) | Triangular (13) | – | – | – | – | – |
Tree form | – | Shrub (417) | Small tree (45) | Tree (59) | – | – | – | – | – |
Tree growth habit | – | Erect (10) | Semi-erect (46) | Open (185) | Spreading (184) | Weeping (96) | – | – | – |
Tree growth vigor | – | Low (71) | Moderate (191) | High (259) | – | – | – | – | – |
Tree height | – | Low (125) | Moderate (263) | High (88) | Very high (45) | – | – | – | – |
Trunk color intensity | – | Light brown (43) | Brown (96) | Dark brown (177) | Black-brown (47) | Gray (34) | Dark gray (8) | Brown-gray (87) | Gray-black (29) |
Trunk type | – | Single-trunk (39) | Multi-trunk/low (79) | Multi-trunk/moderate (116) | Multi-trunk/high (287) | – | – | – | – |
Canopy density | – | Low (123) | Moderate (219) | High (179) | – | – | – | – | – |
Branching | – | Low (59) | Moderate (268) | High (194) | – | – | – | – | – |
Branch density | – | Low (90) | Moderate (213) | High (217) | Very high (1) | – | – | – | – |
Branch flexibility | – | Low (21) | Moderate (107) | High (393) | – | – | – | – | – |
Leaf density | Absent (48) | Low (212) | Moderate (195) | High (66) | – | – | – | – | – |
Annual branch leaf shape | – | Narrow-lanceolate (326) | lanceolate (144) | Broad-lanceolate (50) | oblong (1) | – | – | – | – |
Annual branch leaf edge form | – | Smooth (368) | Studs (135) | Curly (18) | – | – | – | – | – |
Annual branch leaf serration shape | – | Entire (39) | Undulate (111) | Crenate (228) | Serrate (143) | – | – | – | – |
Annual branch leaf serration depth | Absent (38) | Low (312) | Moderate (156) | High (15) | – | – | – | – | – |
Annual branch leaf upper surface color | – | Light green (59) | Green (389) | Dark green (73) | – | – | – | – | – |
Annual branch leaf lower surface color | – | Light green (355) | Green (158) | Dark green (8) | – | – | – | – | – |
Annual branch leaf vein color | – | Light green (240) | Cream-green (24) | Green (249) | Dark green (8) | – | – | – | – |
Annual branch leaf apex shape | – | Ronud (38) | Acute (483) | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Transparency of current branch bark | – | Matt (409) | Transparent (112) | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Current branch leaf shape | – | Narrow-lanceolate (390) | lanceolate (118) | Broad-lanceolate (12) | oblong (1) | – | – | – | – |
Current branch leaf edge form | – | Smooth (382) | Studs (127) | Curly (12) | – | – | – | – | – |
Current leaf serration shape | Entire (54) | Undulate (101) | Crenate (230) | Serrate (136) | – | – | – | – | |
Current leaf serration depth | Absent (54) | Low (338) | Moderate (121) | High (8) | – | – | – | – | – |
Current leaf upper surface color | – | Light green (122) | Green (346) | Dark green (53) | – | – | – | – | – |
Current leaf lower surface color | – | Light green (337) | Green (181) | Dark green (3) | – | – | – | – | – |
Current branch leaf apex shape | – | Ronud (25) | Acute (496) | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Fruit yield | – | Low (147) | Moderate (222) | High (152) | – | – | – | – | – |
Ripening date | – | Late May (145) | Early June (45) | Mid-June (40) | Late June (65) | Early July (130) | Mid July (35) | Late July (61) | – |
Exocarp splitting | Absent (37) | Present (484) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Fruit skin retention | Absent (256) | Present (265) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Fruit stigma retention | Absent (373) | Present (148) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Nut apex shape | – | Round (142) | Semi-round (137) | Acute (242) | – | – | – | – | – |
Nut base shape | – | Round (338) | Semi-round (28) | Smooth (155) | – | – | – | – | – |
Nut symmetry | Absent (91) | Present (430) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Nut shape | – | Round (21) | Hearty (13) | Oval (97) | Elongated oval (7) | Ovate (150) | Solvent (39) | Lacrimal (165) | Elongated lacrimal (29) |
Position of maximum transverse diameter | – | Based (47) | Near base (341) | Center (133) | – | – | – | – | – |
Shell surface pubescence | Absent (264) | Low (157) | Moderate (84) | High (16) | – | – | – | – | – |
Shell hardness | – | Low (53) | Moderate (237) | High (231) | – | – | – | – | – |
Shell color intensity | – | Cream (66) | Cream-brown (4) | Light brown (180) | Brown (179) | Dark brown (92) | – | – | |
Suture opening of the shell | Absent (511) | Present (10) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Shell ornamentation present | Absent (330) | Present (191) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Marking of outer shell | Absent (335) | Low (100) | Moderate (63) | High (23) | – | – | – | – | – |
Shell ornamentation | Absent (335) | Scattered colored dots (186) | – | – | – | – | – | ||
Shell abdominal line shape | – | Blade/low (349) | Blade/moderate (137) | Blade/high (35) | – | – | – | – | – |
Shell back line shape | – | Studs/low (444) | Studs/moderate (8) | – | Smooth (54) | Embossed (15) | – | – | – |
Shell abdominal line color | – | White (40) | Cream (119) | Cream-brown (7) | Light brown (118) | Brown (138) | Dark brown (80) | Black brown (19) | – |
Shell back line color | – | White (40) | Cream (91) | Cream-brown (7) | Light brown (154) | Brown (158) | Dark brown (58) | Black brown (13) | – |
Shell short furrows starting from base | Absent (276) | Present (245) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Kernel shape | – | Round (1) | Hearty (13) | Oval (57) | Elongated oval (7) | Ovate (331) | Solvent (10) | Lacrimal (97) | Elongated lacrimal (5) |
Kernel color intensity | – | Cream (28) | Light brown (332) | Brown (160) | Dark brown (1) | – | – | – | – |
Kernel shriveling | Absent (244) | Low (182) | Moderate (61) | High (34) | – | – | – | – | – |
Kernel taste | – | – | Bitter (321) | Relatively bitter (170) | Relatively sweet (29) | Sweet (1) | – | – | – |
