Division of Fruits and Horticultural Technology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110 012.
Twenty four genotypes of pomegranate, both exotic and indigenous were studied for genetic divergence for a set of eight traits by using Mahalanobis D2 statistic. The genotypes were grouped into five clusters. The genotypes did not show any relation to the geographical diversity. Based on genetic divergence and superior cluster means, it is predicted that the crosses between genotypes from cluster IV and V may result in superior types.
Pomegranate, Genotypes, Genetic divergence, Hybridization
