High level of molecular and phenotypic biodiversity in Jatropha curcasfrom Central America compared to Africa, Asia and South America

Table 6 Phenotypic and genotypic variability among accessions across geographical regions

	Asia		Africa		South America		Central America
Trait	Mean	CV_g	Mean	CV_g	Mean	CV_g	Mean	CV_g
Germination time (d)	14.9	10.7	14.0	12.9	14.2	9.5	13.8	12.0
Cotyledon emergence date (d)	18.4	10.9	17.5	11.4	17.9	7.4	17.1	10.7
First-leaf length (cm)	12.0	7.8	12.2	5.8	13.1	7.1	14.6	14.3
First-leaf width (cm)	11.0	7.6	11.8	6.0	12.1	7.4	14.6	15.0
Plant height (cm)	20.1	12.1	20	15.6	22.1	8.5	24.9	14.1
Leaf number (# plant⁻¹)	12.1	7.7	11.9	7.4	12.8	10.0	11.8	6.2
Root dry weight (g plant⁻¹)	1.2	18.4	1.1	19.9	1.4	24.8	1.6	16.0
Petiole dry weight (g plant⁻¹)	1.9	9.7	1.9	8.3	2.2	14.3	2.0	16.8
Stem dry weight (g plant⁻¹)	6.1	14.6	6.0	19.6	7.3	16.4	8.0	14.5
Leaf dry weight (g plant⁻¹)	6.0	4.1	5.8	10.6	6.8	11.0	7.5	9.3
Total dry weight (g plant⁻¹)	15.1	11.0	14.5	14.6	17.4	14.8	19.1	11.7
Total leaf area (cm2 plant⁻¹)	1874	6.9	1933	5.6	2139	0.0	2525	10.9

CV_g is the coefficient of genetic variation (SD_g/mean). Plant height and plant weights were determined 59 days after germination.

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