Table 1 Topographic and relief factors of Solanum surattense along with types of Climatic zones according to the de Martonne aridity index (IDM arid < 10.0; Semi-arid < 20.0), adapted after Baltas (2007).
Ecological regions | Sites | Habitat types | Soil texture | Maximum temperature (ºC) | Minimum temperature (ºC) | Relative humidity (%) | Rainfall (mm) | IDM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cholistan Desert | Rahim Yar Khan | Sand dunes | Sandy loam | 48.23a | 12.60a | 21.85e | 101.36f | 8.91e |
Bagho Bahar | Desert canal | Loamy | 44.13d | 12.12b | 20.90f | 98.20 g | 8.96e | |
Aman Garh | Desert flats | Loamy sand | 46.13b | 10.46c | 19.40 g | 116.24e | 8.61f | |
Sardar Garh | Saline desert | Sandy loam | 43.13e | 9.15f | 17.91 h | 113.21e | 8.00 g | |
Fateh Pur Kamal | Mud flats | Clay loam | 45.13c | 9.35ef | 22.39e | 108.14f | 7.21 h | |
Cholistan Desert Margins | Thull Hamza | Roadside | Clayey loam | 40.50 g | 9.13 g | 40.30a | 137.08de | 17.49a |
Uch Sharif | Agriculture land | Clayey loam | 42.75f | 7.13j | 39.55ab | 160.48a | 16.02b | |
Khan Pur | Wasteland | Loamy | 43.88e | 8.13i | 37.31b | 138.32d | 15.90c | |
Kot Mithan | Barren land | Clay loam | 43.88e | 8.47 h | 35.60c | 146.82c | 14.99d | |
Bait Zahir Pir | Salt-affected land | Loamy | 45.00c | 9.47de | 30.15d | 156.82ab | 14.99d |
