Genetic divergence in dessert varieties of banana
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Date
1988
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Kerala Agricultural University
Abstract
Fifty six dessert varieties of banana grown at the Banana Research Station,
Kannara were observed for 12 different morphological characters and the data were
subjected to analysis of variance. Significant differences were recorded among all
the varieties with regard to different morphological characters.
By using D2 analysis the varieties were grouped into seven clusters which
were homogeneous within and heterogeneous between. The same clustering pattern
was obtained in the canonical analysis. The characters which were contributing
maximum towards divergence were finger length and peduncle'length. The characters
which were contributing minimum towards divergence were leaves per
plant and girth. The same results were obtained through both the methods.
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Agricultural Research Journal of Kerala, 26(1), 109-112.