Supplementary Materials for Israel Journal of Plant Science: Morphological characterization and varietal evaluation of Alstroemeria genotypes

For the establishment of distinctness among the Alstroemeria genotypes, 35 morphological characters and 16 vegetative and flowering parameters were studied for two years (2019-2021) and the results were condensed in the form of draft guidelines. The study came to the conclusion that the vast variability in various vegetative and floral qualities among the sixteen genotypes of Alstroemeria offered a fantastic chance to choose the genotypes that were suitable for all economic features. With regards to performance of genotypes, ‘UHFSAlst1’, ‘UHFSAlst3’, ‘UHFSAlst4’, ‘UHFSAlst5’, ‘UHFSAlst11’, ‘UHFSAlst29’, ‘UHFSAlst33’and ‘UHFSAlst41’performed better in terms of economical parameters. The novel colour was observed in ‘UHFSAlst1’, ‘UHFSAlst11’, ‘UHFSAlst40’(magenta pink), UHFSAlst3’, ‘UHFSAlst5’, ‘UHFSAlst29’(dark purple), ‘UHFSAlst33’, ‘UHFSAlst41’(variegated). 'UHFSAlst 29', 'UHFSAlst 5', and 'Serena' recorded the maximum observed plant height. Genotype ‘UHFSAlst4’was shortest in height. In terms of flower size, a large diameter of flower was observed in ‘UHFSAlst29’and ‘UHFSAlst1’has maximum stem thickness. The findings led to the conclusion that the morphological DUS descriptor is very effective in classifying genotypes into distinct groups for each attribute. The diversity of the genotypes can be further leveraged for trait-specific breeding programmes through a systematic and scientific method, according to the variance at the morphological level.