Phenotypic diversity of acer ginnala (aceraceae) in china under environmental conditions
Acer ginnala (Aceraceae) is a multipurpose shrub with significant economic and ecological value in China. Considering the fact that various natural and anthropogenic pressures might bring about serious influences to morphological diversity of Acer ginnala. In this context, thirty-four phenotypic traits were analyzed to explore the phenotypic variation and pattern of 19 Acer ginnala populations by principal component analysis (PCA), nested analysis and cluster analysis. A correlations between phenotypic traits and environment factors were used pearson's correlation coefficient.