Madras Agricultural Journal
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Multivariate analysis of genetic divergence in blackgram (Vigna mungo) (L.) Hepper.)

Abstract

Forty five types of blackgram were grouped into ten clusters with the aid of Mahalanobis's D statistic bringing out the presence of wide genetic diversity. The clus- tering pattern indicated that the geographic diversity was not the only factor for determining the genetic diversity. The intercluster distance between the type No.55 and the types in the cluster VII were found maximum. The clustering pattern of the more or less confirmed with the clustering pattern of the canonical (Vector) analysis carried out with the same data. Among the characters yield plant contributed to the maximum towards the genetic divergence.

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