Literature review and numerical taxonomy of Eragrostis tef (T’ef)

摘要: Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter is a native Ethiopian cereal. It was recently classified into 35 cultivars which are united 6 complexes based on inflorescence morphology, grain color, time to maturity and uses. These do not show ecogeographic unity, they cross ethnological boundaries. Thirty-nine collections of t’ef were studied in biosystematic detail, compared withE. aethiopica Chiov. andE. pilosa (L.) Beauv., two putative ancestors the The latter species morphologically variable but closely allied E. tef. Three distinct recognized within significance these clear.