Evaluation of Morpho-Biological and Phylogenetic Properties of Several Local Populations of Regionalized Beetroot Varieties in Armenia

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Submitted: 2024-12-27; Published: 2024-12-27

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Abstract

Identifying the variability of plant genetic resources and selecting valuable genotypes is one of the most important problems in plant growing and plant breeding. The research results show that per their morphological and phylogenetic indices the beetroot populations are combined in 2 varieties: Egyptian flat and Bordeaux 237, those of sugar beet – in 1 variety: Belotserkovskaya singleseeded, and fodder beet – in the variety of Yellow Eckendorf. Each of the studied populations has certain advantages per its economic and ecological characteristics, which can be further used in beet breeding.