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Table 2 The list of morphological traits. Each trait with the scale or units with variation coefficient for quantitative traits or the unbiased genetic diversity coefficient for qualitative traits

From: A multilevel exploration of Avena strigosa diversity as a prelude to promote alternative crop

No.

Trait

Measure

Variationa

1

1000 grains weight

g

0.16

2

Awn insertion

mm

0.08

3

Days to heading

Day

0.09

4

Length of awn

mm

0.17

5

Length of flag leaf

cm

0.18

6

Length of lemma

mm

0.08

7

Length of lemma tip

mm

0.20

8

Length of lower glume

mm

0.08

9

Length of spikelets

mm

0.09

10

Length of rachilla

mm

0.08

11

Length of upper glume

mm

0.08

12

Length of upper internode

cm

0.13

13

Number of nodes in panicle

No.

0.14

14

Number of spikelets per panicle

No.

0.31

15

Number of tillers

No.

0.27

16

Number of veins in lower glume

No.

0.07

17

Plants height

cm

0.16

18

Position of awn insertion

mm

0.11

19

Ratio of length of glumes

ratio

0.03

20

Ratio of length of lemma to length of lemma tip

ratio

0.17

21

Ratio of length of lower glume to length of spikelet

ratio

0.03

22

Width of flag leaf

mm

0.21

23

Angle of flag leaf to culm

Acute; Intermediate; Obtuse

0.30

24

Angle of second leaf to culm

Acute; Intermediate; Obtuse

0.24

25

Erectness of spikelets

Erect; Drooping

0.24

26

Hairiness of leaf blade

Glabrous; Pubescent

0.10

27

Hairiness of leaf sheath

Glabrous; Pubescent; Highly pubescent

0.13

28

Hairiness of lemma of lower flower

Glabrous; Slightly pubescent; Pubescent

0.13

29

Hairiness of lemma of upper flower

Glabrous; Slightly pubescent; Pubescent

0.07

30

Hairiness of rachilla

Glabrous; Single hairs at upper end; Hairs at upper end; Pubescent

0.29

31

Intensity of flag leaf spirality

Lack of rotation; week rotation (1/4 torsion); medium rotation (1/2 torsion); strong rotation (3/4 torsion); very strong rotation (1 torsion)

0.29

32

Leaf-blades twist

Anticlockwise; Clockwise

0.05

33

Lemma colour

White; Light-grey; Dark-grey; Black

0.18

34

Lemma tip type

Biaristulate; Bisetulate-biaristulate

0.24

35

Rigidity of flag leaf

Stiff; Deflected; Bent; Strongly bent

0.32

36

Rigidity of second leaf

Stiff; Deflected; Bent; Strongly bent

0.19

  1. aVariation – the variation coefficient for quantitative traits (1–22) or the unbiased genetic diversity coefficient for qualitative traits (23–36)