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Morphological variability of Trifolium repens L. (Fabaceae) Cover

Morphological variability of Trifolium repens L. (Fabaceae)

Open Access
|Jul 2021

Abstract

The subject of our research was Trifolium repens L. The aim was to assess the level of morphological and anatomical variability among populations from different habitats (meadows, roadsides, subalpine slopes) and different altitudes (891–1881 m) in Brezovica (Sharri Mountain, Kosovo). The investigation covered 26 morphological and anatomical traits in populations from 12 locations. From the results obtained during this research, it can be concluded that there is a significant difference among populations for most micro- and macro-morphological traits. There is also a tendency towards a reduction of most of the average values of the investigated parameters (total plant height, total leaf length, leaf petiole length, peduncle length, fruit weight, number of flowers in an inflorescence, stomata length on the upper leaf surface, and diameter of collateral bundle) in relation to altitude increase. However, trichome length showed consistency and was not affected by habitat and altitude changes. The results also lead to a proposal for taxonomic revision of this taxon.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/hacq-2021-0009 | Journal eISSN: 1854-9829 | Journal ISSN: 1581-4661
Language: English
Page range: 281 - 290
Submitted on: Jan 22, 2019
Accepted on: May 14, 2021
Published on: Jul 8, 2021
Published by: Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2021 Kimete Lluga-Rizani, Dubravka Šoljan, Naim Berisha, Kemajl Kurteshi, Kasum Letaj, published by Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
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