List of Articles Morphological variation

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  1 - Biosystematics analysis of Vicia species (Fabaceae) by morphological characters in Golestan province
  معصومه Mazandarani وحیده Nazeri حسین Sangdavini
  Vicia L. is belongs to Fabaceae family which comprise about 150-210 species in the world. This research was studied by field observation to obtaining of morphological variation and attempt to resolved the taxonomic relationships by novel investigations along with a synt More

  Vicia L. is belongs to Fabaceae family which comprise about 150-210 species in the world. This research was studied by field observation to obtaining of morphological variation and attempt to resolved the taxonomic relationships by novel investigations along with a synthesis of the results obtained by previous researchers. Cluster analyses on 85 morphological characters of these taxa were measured. The morph metric data were coded using the statistical software in UPGA method to study the relationships between them. The results don’t supported subgenus of Vicia and Vicilla, but showed the species of Vicia section have closed relationship and the classification of V.faba and V. narbonensis in one section. Manuscript profile
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  2 - Evaluation of diversity in some morphological characteristics and essential oil antioxidant activity among of wild-growing populations of Golpar Heracleum persicum Desf. ex Fischer، from Northwest of Iran
  maryam rezapour Mohammad Fattahi
  Heracleum persicum Desf. Ex Fischer. Is belongs to Apiaceae family, which has been used as a spice and food flavor, pickles agent and anti-worm, carminative, appetizer, and diuretic properties in Iranian traditional medicine. Morphological variation among eight wild-gro More

  Heracleum persicum Desf. Ex Fischer. Is belongs to Apiaceae family, which has been used as a spice and food flavor, pickles agent and anti-worm, carminative, appetizer, and diuretic properties in Iranian traditional medicine. Morphological variation among eight wild-growing populations of Heracleum persicum including Ahar, Kalibar, Marmishou, Silvana, Gardane hairan, Asalem, Aynalou, Meshkinshahr were studied in west North of Iran. In present work, 16 traits of this plant were applied for classifying samples by means of cluster and principal component analysis (PCA). Moreover phytochemical indices including essential oil (EO) % and antioxidant activity (DPPH and FRAP methods) were evaluated. The seed essential oil was obtained by water distillation (Clevenger apparatus), based on cluster analysis populations and were categorized in three groups. The results were showed that the highest and lowest percentage of essential oils was recorded in Aynalou and Meshkinshahr (5.8%) and Silvana (3 %) respectively. Also, the Maximum and the lowest antioxidant activity by DPPH and FRAP was belonged to Meshkinshahr and Gardaneheiran with 67.09% and 58.98 (µmol Fe++ /g DW) and Aynaloo and Asalem with 47.30 % and 15.52 (µmol Fe++ /g DW) respectively. Considering that the Meshkinshahr population with the highest antioxidant activity, maximum number of umbel and essential oil  percentage, it was introduced as the elite genotype for priority projects of breeding and alsoas medicinally valuable source to local market consumption. Manuscript profile