Asian Journal of Bio Science

Hasmat Ali ¹, S. K. Singh ¹, C. N. Mishra ¹, Daya Ram ¹, D. N. Bharadwaj ¹, H. L. Singh ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, C.S.A. University of Ag. & Tech., Kanpur (U.P.), IN

Abstract

In order to access the genetic diversity, twenty five diverse strains of barley were subjected to D² statistics for nine quantitative traits viz. days to flowering, plant height, number of productive tillers per plant, ear length, number of grains per ear, grain weight per ear, 1000 grain weight, seed hardness and grain yield per plant. Genotypes were grouped into five clusters. Cluster I and II were most divergent. The genotypes of these three clusters may be used for hybridization programme. 1000 grain weight and plant height contributed more towards total divergence.

Keywords

Barley, D² Analysis, Genetic Divergence.

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