Karyotype Diversity in 5 Varieties of Garlic using Factor Analysis

This investigation was carried out to study the karyotype diversity of five garlic (Allium Sativum L.) varieties in Isfahan Research Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources. Karyotype of mitotic cells in metaphase of root apical meristem in germinated seeds was studied. The base number of chromosomes was x = 8 and all populations were diploid. Experiment was conducted as a completely randomized design with five replicates and mean comparison with Duncan's multiple range test (at 5%) among the five varieties of garlic. Based on Stebbins two-way table the Isfahan and Jiroft populations in class 3B and Bam, Kerman and Hamedan populations were located in class 2B. Analysis of variance showed significant differences for the total chromosome length, long and short arm length and the relative length of the shortest chromosome (p