Table 3 Occurrence and morphological characteristics of the varieties cultivated in the Pre-Rif region
Variety | Status | Sample size | Zones a | Categorization of the variety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Guemh | traditional | 4 | ZN3 | Tall DW-type with impurities for stature |
Guemh beldi | traditional | 8 | ZN1, ZN2, ZN3 | No assignment. Great heterogeneity among populations |
Guemh khel | traditional | 1 | ZN3 | Short DW-type with impurities for stature |
Guemh lhmer | traditional | 9 | ZN1, ZN2 | No assignment. Great heterogeneity among populations |
Karim | modern | 11 | ZN1, ZN2, ZN3 | Short DW type with impurities for spike morphology and stature. One outlier (mainly tall mixture DW_DC_CA) |
Krifla beda | traditional | 3 | ZN4 | Tall DW-type including mixtures with DC. |
Krifla kehla | traditional | 7 | ZN3, ZN4 | Tall DW-type including impurities for stature |
Lehjaoui | traditional | 1 | ZN1 | Tall mixture DW_DC |
Le'khel | traditional | 4 | ZN1, ZN3 | DW-type, with great heterogeneity among populations for stature |
Massa | modern | 1 | ZN3 | Short DW-type with impurities for stature |
Mezrouba | traditional | 3 | ZN3 | DW-type including mixtures of statures |
Pedro | modern | 1 | ZN3 | Short DW type with impurities for stature |
Technique | traditional | 2 | ZN1, ZN2 | Short DW type including mixtures of statures |
Twinssia | traditional | 1 | ZN3 | DW type, mixture of statures |
Twinssia kehla | traditional | 2 | ZN3 | No assignment. Tall and heterogeneity among populations for spike morphology |
Zeriâa | traditional | 4 | ZN3 | DW type, including mixtures with DC, and great heterogeneity among populations for stature |
Zeriâa kehla | traditional | 1 | ZN1 | Tall DW-type |
Zeriâa twila | traditional | 1 | ZN2 | Mixture of statures and DW_DC |