Vol. 8, Issue 6 (2020)
Studies on genetic divergence (D2) for fruit yield and its contributing traits in okra [Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench]
Author(s): Yogesh Kumar, VB Singh, AK Verma, Raja Bhaiya and PK Verma
Abstract: The present investigation entitled “Studies on genetic divergence (D2) for fruit yield and its contributing traits in okra [Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench]”, was conducted during Kharif 2019. The experiment comprised of thirty genotypes at Main Experimental Station, Department of Vegetable Science, Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Narendra Nagar (Kumarganj), Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India. The study of genetic divergence among the thirty genotypes of okra was carried out using Mahalanobis D2 statistics. The thirty genotypes of were grouped into six different non over lapping clusters Table 1. Cluster II was the biggest consisting of 8 genotypes followed by IV consisting (6 genotypes), V consisting (5 genotypes), cluster I, III (4 genotypes) and cluster VI has 3 genotypes. Experimental material for study consisted of 30 genotypes including three checks (Parbhani Kranti, Pusa Sawani and Pusa Makhmali). The experiment was conducted in Randomised Block Design with three replications. Each genotypes consisted of three rows spaced 60 cm with plant to plant spacing of 30 cm. Observation were recorded for fourteen different characters of okra i.e. node to first flower appearance, days to 50% flowering, plant height (cm), crop duration, number of branches per plant, days to first fruit harvest, number of nodes per plant, total soluble solid (⁰B.), fruit length (cm), fruit circumference (cm), average fruit weight (g), number of fruits per plant, marketable fruit yield per plant (g) and total fruit yield per plant (g).
DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i6h.10834
Pages: 554-556 | 416 Views 58 Downloads
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Yogesh Kumar, VB Singh, AK Verma, Raja Bhaiya, PK Verma. Studies on genetic divergence (D2) for fruit yield and its contributing traits in okra [Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench]. Int J Chem Stud 2020;8(6):554-556. DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i6h.10834
