Author (s): Ferdousi Begum1, A.B.M. Khaldun1, Most. Shanaj Parvin1, M.H.K.Howlader2 and M.M. Rohman1
Abstract
Multivariate analysis was carried out to assess genetic diversity among twenty eight exotic and endogenous barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) genotypes at Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) during rabi 2007-08. Mahalanobis’ generalized distance (D2) analysis was used to group the barley genotypes. Among the genotypes, maximum variation was observed for grains per spike and tiller number/plant. Considering the mean values, the genotypes were grouped into five clusters. Among them, cluster IV and V contained 8 genotypes each, whereas, cluster I, II and III contained 4 genotypes each. Cluster V and II had higher mean values for number of grains/spike, 1000-grain weight and yield/plant. On the other hand, genotypes of cluster I were the earliest with lower mean values for number of grains/spike, 1000-grain weight and yield/plant but had the highest value for tillers/plant. Therefore, genotypes EMBSN-04-06, EMBSN-05-06, EMBSN-09-06, EMBSN-34-06, BHL-10, BHL-15, BHL-18, BB-1, BB-2, BB-4, BB-5 and BB-6 of the two clusters (I and V) might be selected for cross breeding programme.
J. Expt. Biosci.1(1):1-6, January 2010
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1 Plant Breeding Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, 2Department of Agricultural Botany, Patuakhali Science and Technology University
J. Expt. Biosci.1(1):1-6, January 2010
Full pdf: PDF
1 Plant Breeding Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, 2Department of Agricultural Botany, Patuakhali Science and Technology University
