Genetic divergence in groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.)

  • R.M. Chavadhari, V.H. Kachhadia, J.H. Vachhani* and Sureshkumar Sharma Main Oilseeds Research Station Junagadh Agricultural University Junagadh http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7862-2999

Abstract

Divergence analysis among seventy groundnut genotypes using Mahalanobis’s D2 statistic grouped into eleven clusters. The maximum inter-cluster distance (D) was observed between clusters IV and XI (D=239.0) followed by clusters VIII and IX (D=235.65) and clusters II and VIII (D=228.02) indicating that the genotypes of these groups may be mire 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 form ideal parents for improvement in groundnut.

Author Biography

R.M. Chavadhari, V.H. Kachhadia, J.H. Vachhani* and Sureshkumar Sharma, Main Oilseeds Research Station Junagadh Agricultural University Junagadh

Research Scientist (Castor)

Main Oilseeds Research Station

Junagadh Agricultural University

Junagadh

Published
23-10-2017
How to Cite
R.M. Chavadhari, V.H. Kachhadia, J.H. Vachhani* and Sureshkumar Sharma
Genetic divergence in groundnut Arachis hypogaea L.. 2017. Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding, 8 3, 1001-1005. Retrieved from https://ejplantbreeding.org/index.php/EJPB/article/view/2253
Section
Research Note