School of Genetics, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641003.
* Present address: Department of Agricultural Botany, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Madurai 625104.
D2 analysis of divergence in thirty genotypes of lablab for seventeen fodder characters revealed that the genotypes are genetically divergent for all the characters studied. Number of leaves contributed maximum towards genetic diversity, followed by dry matter production and plant height. It was suggested that the genotypes DL 3196, FD1067, FD13M and MS 9478 can be utilized as parents in the hybridization programme to develop a high yielding fodder lablab with high qualitative characters.
Genetic divergence, fodder lablab
