Allometric relationships ofmalva parviflora growing in two different bioclimatic regions |
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Authors: | Rajaa Abu Eideh Ali Elkarmi |
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Institution: | (1) Biological Sciences Department, Faculty of Science, Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan |
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Abstract: | A total of 660 individual plants ofMalva parviflora, a medicinal plant in many countries, growing in two bioclimatic regions were randomly collected with the aim of examining
the differences in the allometry of this herbaceous plant growing in two bioclimatic regions. Allometric relationships were
found in plant height, stem width, leaf area, leaf length, leaf width, petiole length, and leaf dry weight whereas no relationship
was found between plant height or petiole length with specific leaf area. Plants growing in the cool bioclimatic region showed
that plant height increases more than the increase in stem width, leaf length, leaf width, and petiole length while plants
growing in the warm bioclimatic region showed that plant height increase was lower than that of stem width, leaf length, leaf
width, and petiole length. Plant height relationship with root length indicated that in the cool region the plant height increase
was less than the increase in the root length while the opposite occurred in the warm region. These differences can be explained
by the effects of the different environmental conditions present in the two bioclimatic regions such as water scarcity and
availability on the growth ofM. parviflora. |
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Keywords: | allometry bioclimatic regions linear relationships Malva parviflora nonlinear relationships |
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