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<p>This paper investigates leaf morphology variation of the strawberry tree <italic>(Arbutus unedo)</italic> within and between two natural contrasting populations of significant latitudinal difference (Kassandreia, Chalkidiki and Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese). This study employed 11 leaf size and shape parameters, recorded by image processing and analyzing software. The results showed that in the measurements of central tendency (parameter means) the northern population of Kassandreia presented the highest values, while in contrast the highest values in the measurements of spread were found in the southern population of Ancient Olympia. Moreover, statistically significant differences between populations were detected in leaf size, but not in leaf shape parameters. Results are discussed in the context of their value in studying quantitative population differentiation and laying the basis of more advanced studies.</p>
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This paper investigates leaf morphology variation of the strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo) within and between two natural contrasting populations of significant latitudinal difference (Kassandreia, Chalkidiki and Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese). This study employed 11 leaf size and shape parameters, recorded by image processing and analyzing software. The results showed that in the measurements of central tendency (parameter means) the northern population of Kassandreia presented the highest values, while in contrast the highest values in the measurements of spread were found in the southern population of Ancient Olympia. Moreover, statistically significant differences between populations were detected in leaf size, but not in leaf shape parameters. Results are discussed in the context of their value in studying quantitative population differentiation and laying the basis of more advanced studies.

Diversity of leaf morphometric parameters in natural Greek populations of <italic>Arbutus unedo</italic>

Laboratory of Forest Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment

Folia Oecologica

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Diversity of leaf morphometric parameters in natural Greek populations of 

This paper investigates leaf morphology variation of the strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo) within and between two natural contrasting populations of significant...

Diversity of leaf morphometric parameters in natural Greek populations of Arbutus unedo

Published Online: Aug 05, 2022

Page range: 117 - 121

Received: Apr 19, 2022

Accepted: Jun 13, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/foecol-2022-0013

Keywords
contrasting sites, morphology, natural variation, strawberry tree

© 2022 Despoina Eleni Politi et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Diversity of leaf morphometric parameters in natural Greek populations of Arbutus unedo

Published Online: Aug 05, 2022

Page range: 117 - 121

Received: Apr 19, 2022

Accepted: Jun 13, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/foecol-2022-0013

Keywordscontrasting sites, morphology, natural variation, strawberry tree

© 2022 Despoina Eleni Politi et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
contrasting sites, morphology, natural variation, strawberry tree