1Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal-132 001, Haryana, India.
2Directorate of Wheat Research, Karnal-132 001, Haryana, India.
The genetic diversity in 300 wheat genotypes was assessed under reclaimed sodic soil condition for grain yield and its component traits using non-hierarchical Euclidean cluster analysis which grouped the genotypes in 11 different clusters. Cluster VII had highest intra -cluster D2 values indicating maximum intracluster diversity. This cluster was also most distantly related to cluster VI than the other cluster combinations indicating most diverse genotypes for their further utilization in wheat improvement programme. Cluster VII showed highest mean values for grain yield per plant and tillers per plant.
Wheat, Genetic divergence, Clusters analysis, Reclaimed sodic soil
