Genetic divergence in groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.)

  • Jivanlal Hansrajbai Vachhani, Main Oilseeds Research Station Junagadh Agricultural University Junagadh
  • Satyendra Singh Raghuwanshi, Main Oilseeds Research Station Junagadh Agricultural University Junagadh
  • V.H. Kachadia, Main Oilseeds Research Station Junagadh Agricultural University Junagadh
  • L.L Jivani, Main Oilseeds Research Station Junagadh Agricultural University Junagadh
  • M.B. Patel Main Oilseeds Research Station Junagadh Agricultural University Junagadh
Keywords: Clusters, genetic divergence, relative efficiency, groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.)

Abstract

Divergence analysis among fifty groundnut genotypes was carried out using Mahalanobis’s D2 statistic. The genotypes were grouped into twenty-seven clusters. The maximum inter-cluster distance was found between clusters XXVII and XVIII (D=22.53) followed by clusters XXVI and XVIII (D=20.79) and XXVII and XXIII (D=20.63) indicated that these groups of genotypes were highly divergent from each other. The genotypes in above clusters revealed substantial difference in the means for important yield contributing characters suggesting that the genotypes belonging to these clusters from ideal parents for improvement in groundnut.

Author Biographies

Jivanlal Hansrajbai Vachhani, Main Oilseeds Research Station Junagadh Agricultural University Junagadh

Research Scientist

Main Oilseeds Research Station

Satyendra Singh Raghuwanshi, Main Oilseeds Research Station Junagadh Agricultural University Junagadh
Main Oilseeds Research Station
Junagadh Agricultural University
Junagadh
V.H. Kachadia, Main Oilseeds Research Station Junagadh Agricultural University Junagadh
Main Oilseeds Research Station
Junagadh Agricultural University
Junagadh
L.L Jivani, Main Oilseeds Research Station Junagadh Agricultural University Junagadh
Main Oilseeds Research Station
Junagadh Agricultural University
Junagadh
M.B. Patel, Main Oilseeds Research Station Junagadh Agricultural University Junagadh
Main Oilseeds Research Station
Junagadh Agricultural University
Junagadh
Published
13-06-2016
How to Cite
Jivanlal Hansrajbai Vachhani, Satyendra Singh Raghuwanshi, V.H. Kachadia, L.L Jivani, M.B. Patel
Genetic divergence in groundnut Arachis hypogaea L.. 2016. Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding, 7 1, 145-151. Retrieved from https://ejplantbreeding.org/index.php/EJPB/article/view/826
Section
Research Note