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SOME PROBLEMS AT THE CULTIVAR LEVEL
Author(s) -
Stuart D. C.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
taxon
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1996-8175
pISSN - 0040-0262
DOI - 10.2307/1218099
Subject(s) - taxonomy (biology) , numerical taxonomy , relevance (law) , cultivar , biology , geography , ecology , botany , political science , law
Summary Some of the reasons, both sociological and biological, for the taxonomic difficulties found in modern cultivated species are enumerated. The relevance of numerical techniques is discussed, and contrasted with their usage in classical taxonomy. Some new approaches are suggested.