THESIS
THESIS
THESIS
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TS02940 collected in Malaysia. This cluster can be distinguished from the rest by<br />
having the smallest cotyledon leaf length and width ratio (3.34). Also, it has the<br />
longest period of flowering time (162.20 days).<br />
Cluster IX also includes only one species, S. torvum, consisting of 4<br />
accessions collected in Thailand (1 accession) and Laos (4 accessions). This unique of<br />
this clusters attributed by having the longest time to germinate (15.25 days), the<br />
biggest plant breadth (249.50 cm), the largest number of plant branching (17.38) and<br />
the smallest 100 seeds weight (0.11 g).<br />
Cluster X includes 1 accession of S. torvum from Malaysia. This cluster is<br />
separated from the rest which indicated that it has ratio scale traits that are most<br />
different from the other clusters. The uniqueness of this cluster is attributed by having<br />
the largest leaf breadth (40.40 cm), the largest number of flower per inflorescence<br />
(290 flowers) and largest number of fruits per infructescence (7 fruits).<br />
However, the determination of morphological traits was associated with<br />
geographical origin basing on quantitative traits for 14 traits. Overall, the results on<br />
the accessions show the same species and same origin trend to cluster. For S.<br />
melongena the major part (approximately 27.54 %) of the variation was found within<br />
collection areas, where the major part (approximately 73.68 %) of the variation was<br />
found in Thailand. Also the variation of S. melongena is presented in the collections<br />
from Laos and Vietnam, approximately 21.05 % and 5.26 %, respectively.<br />
S. aculeatissimum presents only in cluster I and the variation was found only<br />
in the collections from Thailand (approximately 2.90 %). For S. xanthocarpum<br />
(10.14 %) belongs to cluster I and II. The variation was found in the collections from<br />
Thailand (approximately 57.14 %), Malaysia (approximately 28.57 %) and Cambodia<br />
(approximately 14.29 %).<br />
S. aethiopicum, S. mammosum and S. vairum consist of only one accession<br />
each and they were grouped together in Cluster I. S. aethiopicum and S. vairum, both<br />
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