Cluster Analysis of Maize Inbred Lines

Authors

  • Jiban Shrestha National Maize Research Program, Rampur, Chitwan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/jnarc.v2i0.16119

Keywords:

Cluster, diversity, Maize inbred lines

Abstract

The determination of diversity among inbred lines is important for heterosis breeding. Sixty maize inbred lines were evaluated for their eight agro morphological traits during winter season of 2011 to analyze their genetic diversity. Clustering was done by average linkage method. The inbred lines were grouped into six clusters. Inbred lines grouped into Clusters II had taller plants with maximum number of leaves. The cluster III was characterized with shorter plants with minimum number of leaves. The inbred lines categorized into cluster V had early flowering whereas the group into cluster VI had late flowering time. The inbred lines grouped into the cluster III were characterized by higher value of anthesis silking interval (ASI) and those of cluster VI had lower value of ASI. These results showed that the inbred lines having widely divergent clusters can be utilized in hybrid breeding programme.

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Published

2016-12-30

How to Cite

Shrestha, J. (2016). Cluster Analysis of Maize Inbred Lines. Journal of Nepal Agricultural Research Council, 2, 33–36. https://doi.org/10.3126/jnarc.v2i0.16119

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