ISSN : 0975-3710
EISSN : 0975-9107
MANISH DABRAL1*, SANDEEP KUMAR2, S.C. PANT3, AJAYA PALIWAL4, R.C. MISHRA5, PANKAJ BAHUGUNA6, H.C. BADHANI7, B.P. NAUTIYAL8
1Department of Vegetable Science, College of Horticulture, V. C. S. G. Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry, Bharsar-246 123, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India
2ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (I.A.R.I.) Regional Station, Katrain-175 129, Kullu Valley, H.P., India
3Department of Vegetable Science, College of Horticulture, V. C. S. G. Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry, Bharsar-246 123, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India
4Department of Vegetable Science, College of Horticulture, V. C. S. G. Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry, Bharsar-246 123, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India
5Department of Entomology, College of Horticulture, V. C. S. G. Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry, Bharsar-246 123, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India
6Department of Basic Sciences and Humanities, College of Horticulture, V.C.S.G. Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry, Bharsar, 246123, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India
7Department of Vegetable Science, College of Horticulture, V.C.S.G. Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry, Bharsar, 246 123, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India
8Department of Basic Sciences and Humanities, College of Horticulture, V.C.S.G. Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry, Bharsar, 246123, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India
* Corresponding Author : manish.dabral@yahoo.com
Received : 11-03-2016 Accepted : 08-04-2016 Published : 14-06-2016
Volume : 8 Issue : 20 Pages : 1354 - 1356
Int J Agr Sci 8.20 (2016):1354-1356
Keywords : Capsicum annuum, Polyhouse, Clusters, D2 analysis, Genetic diversity
Academic Editor : Dr Prince Kumar, Dr. Seweta Srivastava
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : None declared
Author Contribution : None declared
The paucity of research on the development of high yielding quality hybrids suitable for protected cultivation of capsicum compels to undertake this study. Therefore, present study was carried out to estimate the extent of genetic divergence in 25 genotypes of capsicum collected from different indigenous and exotic sources. Genetic divergence studies following Mahalanobis D2 statistics revealed considerable genetic diversity among 25 genotypes of capsicum for all the traits under study. Appreciable diversity within and between the clusters was observed. Four clusters were fanned from the D2 analysis using Tocher’s method. Cluster I (11) topped with highest number of genotypes among the cluster fanned, while maximum inter-cluster distance (7.11) was recorded between the cluster II and III. Therefore, hybridization between the genotypes of cluster II and III can be very effective for high yielding quality hybrid development for protected cultivation of capsicum.