title: Covered and naked barleys from the Himalaya : 1. Evidence of multivariate differences between the two types.
abstract: Both reciprocal averaging and discriminant analysis confirm visual impressions that covered and naked barleys from several areas in the Himalaya differ significantly from each other in a multivariate way. Discriminant analysis also suggests similar differences between the 'occidental' and 'oriental' barleys of Takahashi (1955). Either distinction has implications for our understanding of barley phylogeny and evolution.
authors.affiliation: School of Plant Biology, University College of North Wales, LL57 2UW, Bangor, Gwynedd, UK.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Witcombe