Biodiversity Evaluation among Wild Jujube (Ziziphus nummularia (Burm. F.) Population in Thal Desert of Pakistan
Naseem Sharif1,2*, Imran Muhammad Siqqique2, Muhammad Kashif Raza3, Urwa Irshad1, Muhammad Ikhlaq Khan4, Ammara Noreen4 , Muhammad Ahsan Qureshi1, Mohsin Abbas5, Muhammad Maaz Aziz5, Sitwat Riaz5, Komal Aslam5 and Naseem Akhtar6
1Institute of Horticultural Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan; 2Horticultural Research Station Sahiwal, Punjab, Pakistan; 3Datepalm Research Substation Jhang, Punjab, Pakistan; 4Horticultural Research Station Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan; 5Horticultural Research Institute, Ayub Agriculture Research Institute, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan; 6Soil and Water Testing Laboratory, Sahiwal, Punjab, Pakistan.
*Correspondence | Naseem Sharif, Institute of Horticultural Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan; Email:
[email protected]
Figure 1:
Map of Punjab province (Pakistan). Colored areas (red and green) are showing the collection regions of 16 wild jujube accessions from Thal desert.
Figure 2:
Meteorological parameters of germplasm collection sites (2014 to 2019): Tmax: Average annual maximum temperature (°C), Tmin: Average annual minimum temperature (°C), Av. RH: Average annual humidity (%), Ann pp: Annual total precipitation (mm). Source: Regional Metrological Centre, Lahore, Pakistan.
Figure 3:
Fruits phenotypic features of wild jujube germplasm selected from Thal desert.
Figure 4:
Leaf diversity in wild jujube germplasm selected from Thal desert.
Figure 5:
PCA plot based on the first two components for morphological quantitative traits of 16 wild jujube accessions of Thal desert.
Figure 6:
Dendrogram for 16 wild jujube accessions based on morphological traits.
Table 7:
Variability among qualitative traits of 16 wild jujube accessions of Thal desert.