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<p>This research work focused on the study of morphological diversity in 270 types of <italic>Artemisia herba-alba,</italic> known as “white wormwood,” from different bioclimatic stages and its relationship with the distribution and adaptation of the species. The phenotypic parameters studied include the aerial vegetative part of the leaves and the flowers. The existing relationships between the ecological conditions and the genetic dynamics expressed by the morphological polymorphism of the populations concerned have been established. Results obtained allowed us to admit that we have two ecotypes in Algeria: the first one has five flowers per capitulum and can be found at the level of the three bioclimatic floors studied; whereas the second one has eight flowers per capitulum occupying only the territories with a Saharan climate. The analysis of variance (ANOVA) and UPGMA dendrogram allowed us to observe a very significant intra- and inter-population morphological polymorphism at the level of each site and between the different sites. This wide variability thus observed for <italic>A. herba-alba</italic> could help research on a large collection of individuals and therefore to choose the most effective ecotypes in order to reintroduce this species in the steppe areas of Algeria.</p>
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This research work focused on the study of morphological diversity in 270 types of Artemisia herba-alba, known as “white wormwood,” from different bioclimatic stages and its relationship with the distribution and adaptation of the species. The phenotypic parameters studied include the aerial vegetative part of the leaves and the flowers. The existing relationships between the ecological conditions and the genetic dynamics expressed by the morphological polymorphism of the populations concerned have been established. Results obtained allowed us to admit that we have two ecotypes in Algeria: the first one has five flowers per capitulum and can be found at the level of the three bioclimatic floors studied; whereas the second one has eight flowers per capitulum occupying only the territories with a Saharan climate. The analysis of variance (ANOVA) and UPGMA dendrogram allowed us to observe a very significant intra- and inter-population morphological polymorphism at the level of each site and between the different sites. This wide variability thus observed for A. herba-alba could help research on a large collection of individuals and therefore to choose the most effective ecotypes in order to reintroduce this species in the steppe areas of Algeria.

Relationship between variations in ecological conditions and the dynamics of intra-specific morphological diversity of <italic>Artemisia herba-alba</italic> Asso in Algeria

Laboratory of Agro-Biotechnology and Nutrition in Semi-Arid Zones

INP-ENSIACET, LCA-Laboratory of Agro-Industrial Chemistry

Ekológia (Bratislava)

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Relationship between variations in ecological conditions and the dynamics of intra-specific morphological diversity of  Asso in Algeria

This research work focused on the study of morphological diversity in 270 types of Artemisia herba-alba, known as “white wormwood,” from different bioclimatic...

Relationship between variations in ecological conditions and the dynamics of intra-specific morphological diversity of Artemisia herba-alba Asso in Algeria

Published Online: Oct 08, 2023

Page range: 209 - 217

Received: Nov 27, 2022

Accepted: Apr 21, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eko-2023-0024

Keywords
white wormwood, morphological polymorphism, ecotype, adaptation, bioclimatic stage

© 2023 Maghni Benchohra et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Relationship between variations in ecological conditions and the dynamics of intra-specific morphological diversity of Artemisia herba-alba Asso in Algeria

Published Online: Oct 08, 2023

Page range: 209 - 217

Received: Nov 27, 2022

Accepted: Apr 21, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eko-2023-0024

Keywordswhite wormwood, morphological polymorphism, ecotype, adaptation, bioclimatic stage

© 2023 Maghni Benchohra et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
white wormwood, morphological polymorphism, ecotype, adaptation, bioclimatic stage