Table 6 Estimates of the Shannon–Weaver diversity index across the seven Amaranthus species for each qualitative character
Traits | A. hybridus L. subsp. cruentus | A. hybridus L. subsp. hybridus | A. caudatus L | A. palmeri S. Wats | A.spp | A. viridis L | A. spinosus L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GR | 0.00 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
GH | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
BI | 0.20 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
SP | 0.60 | 0.41 | 0.00 | 0.55 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
SPG | 0.70 | 0.52 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
SLA | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
LP | 0.95 | 0.69 | 0.35 | 0.57 | 0.81 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
LPG | 0.89 | 0.83 | 0.77 | 0.84 | 0.00 | 0.81 | 0.00 |
LS | 0.88 | 0.76 | 0.78 | 0.92 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.00 |
LM | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.35 | 0.57 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
PLV | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.57 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
PPG | 0.80 | 0.94 | 1.00 | 0.92 | 0.00 | 0.81 | 0.00 |
TIS | 0.83 | 0.66 | 0.57 | 0.84 | 0.00 | 0.95 | 0.00 |
TIA | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
PAI | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
IDI | 0.92 | 0.69 | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 |
IC | 0.95 | 0.86 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.81 | 0.95 | 0.00 |
SS | 0.64 | 0.67 | 0.97 | 0.00 | 0.81 | 1.00 | 0.00 |
SC | 0.94 | 0.81 | 0.59 | 0.57 | 0.00 | 0.81 | 0.00 |
SX | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Mean | 0.47 | 0.41 | 0.38 | 0.35 | 0.21 | 0.36 | 0.00 |