Table 3 The morphological characteristics of investigated basil landraces
Landrace | Origin | Species | Cyme shape | Flower color | Leaf shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L1 | Sharqia | O. tenuiflorum | Released | White | Narrow |
L2 | Sharqia | Unknown | Released | White | Expanded |
L3 | Sharqia | Unknown | compact | purple | Narrow |
L4 | Sharqia | O. tenuiflorum | Released | purple | Narrow |
L5 | Fayoum | Unknown | – | – | Expanded |
L6 | Fayoum | Unknown | compact | purple | Narrow |
L7 | Fayoum | Unknown | compact | White | Narrow |
L8 | Cairo | Unknown | Released | White | Expanded |
L9 | Cairo | Unknown | Released | Purple | Expanded |
L10 | Cairo | O. basilicum | Released | purple | Expanded |
L11 | Giza | Unknown | Released | White | Expanded |
L12 | Giza | Unknown | Released | White | Expanded |
L13 | Port Said | Unknown | Released | White | Narrow |
L14 | Port Said | O. sanctum | Released | White | Expanded |
L15 | Dakahlia | Unknown | Released | White | Narrow |
L16 | Dakahlia | O. tenuiflorum | Released | White | Narrow |
L17 | Ismailia | O. sanctum | Released | White | Expanded |
L18 | Ismailia | Unknown | Released | purple | Narrow |
L19 | Qalyubia | O. gratissimum | Released | White | Expanded |
L20 | Qalyubia | Unknown | Released | Purple | Expanded |
L21 | Menoufia | O. basilicum | Released | Purple | Expanded |
L22 | Menoufia | Unknown | Released | Purple | Narrow |
L23 | Assiut | O. basilicum | Released | Purple | Expanded |
L24 | Sohag | Unknown | Released | Purple | Expanded |
L25 | Beheira | Unknown | Released | purple | Expanded |