International Journal of Farm Sciences
Open Access
  • Year: 2022
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue: 2

Assessment of genetic diversity pattern in exotic germplasm lines of grain crop quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd)

Department of Genetics and Plant BreedingIndira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur492012Chhattisgarh, India

*Email for correspondence: yadavrk98@gmail.com

Online Published on 07 May, 2022.

Abstract

Thirty two germplasm lines of grain crop quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd) were assessed by using divergence analysis. Clustering pattern revealed that lines were grouped into 4 different clusters. Cluster I was the largest comprising 9 lines while cluster II was smallest with 7 lines. The inter-cluster distance was maximum between clusters I and II followed by II and III and III and IV. Cluster I had highest mean value for all the characters among all clusters except number of leaves per plant.

Keywords

Clusters, Diversity, Germplasm lines, Quinoa, Yield, Characters