Legume Research
Web of Science
  • Year: 2026
  • Volume: 48
  • Issue: 6

Genetic Relationship and Diversity among Pea (Pisum sativum L.) Genotypes Assessed using Morphological and Molecular Markers

  • Author:
  • G.K. Latha1*, Prakash Kerure2, A.N. Ramesh3, V. Srinivasa1, Devaraju1, Y. Kantharaj4, T.S. Aghora5, D.B. Santhosh6, Akshata Patil3
  • Total Page Count: 7
  • Page Number: 919 to 925

1Department of Vegetable Science, College of Horticulture, Mudigere-577 132, Karnataka, India.

2ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Babbur Farm, Hiriyur-577 598, Karnataka, India.

3Department of Crop Improvement and Biotechnology, College of Horticulture, Hiriyur-577 598, Karnataka, India.

4Department of Post-harvest Technology, College of Horticulture, Mudigere-577 132, Karnataka, India.

5Division of Vegetable Crops, ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru-560 089, Karnataka, India.

6Department of Studies and Research in Biotechnology, Tumkur University, Tumkur-572 101, Karnataka, India.

*Corresponding Author: G.K. Latha, Department of Vegetable Science, College of Horticulture, Mudigere-577 132, Karnataka, India. Email: lathagombe555@gmail.com

Abstract

The study assessed the genetic relationship and diversity among twenty-two pea genotypes using morphological traits and SSR markers.

22 pea genotypes were analyzed using twenty-one phenotypic characters and eight SSR markers. The data obtained by morphological and molecular profiling was used to analyze genetic diversity among genotypes.

This study reveals that most genetic variation was due to variation within the population and was clustered into two distinct groups. As revealed by molecular markers, the relation among the diversified genotypes was not significantly correlated with those based on morphological traits, suggesting that the two systems give different estimates of genetic relations among the genotypes. The present study’s findings can be used to select diverse genotypes to be used as parents of crosses aimed at breeding improved pea cultivars.

Keywords

Genetic diversity, Genetic relationship, Morphological traits, Pea, SSR markers