Paper Title
Morphological Characterization of Some Fig Varieties in Syria

Abstract
This research study the morphological characters of fourteen fig genotypes spread in Swaida governorate which located in the south region of Syria, where 4 cultivars of them were genotypes scattered in the local fields without any scientific taxonomy and farmers did not classify them properly. Using twenty-five morphological indicators related to plants, leaves and fruits. The results showed that several morphological features could distinguish genotypes from each other. We distinguished five of the varieties, namely (Dwashi, Braji, Swaidi, karima, Tammozi) as they give a secondary crop (breba) beside the main crop but the rest of the varieties give only a main crop, while the fruits of (F1) and(F2) genotypes did not ripen, as these genotypes are likely Caprifigs. The highest degree of morphological similarity reached between Small Bokrati and F3 (0.73), as well as between Bechari and F2 (0.73). The lowest morphological similarity degree was between F2 and Tammozi (0.09). The average morphological similarity was (0.56). The UPGMA cluster analysis showed the genotypes separated into three groups and two subgroups at a similarity value of 45%. Fruit weight , fruit shape and leaf area were the most distinct indicators among the studied varieties. Tammozi cultivar has low values of its morphological similarity with the rest of the cultivars which reflect great difference between it and other cultivars. Keywords - Morphological Characters, Genotypes, Taxonomy, Caprifigs, Morphological Similarity.