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Indian Journal of Agricultural Research, volume 48 issue 3 (june 2014) : 237-240

ASSESSMENT OF VARIABILITY AND GENETIC DIVERSITY AMONG DIFFERENT RICE VARIETIES FOR QUALITATIVE TRAITS

M.Z. Shamim*, V.K. Sharma
1Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, Rajendra Agricultural University, Pusa- 848 125, India
Cite article:- Shamim* M.Z., Sharma V.K. (2024). ASSESSMENT OF VARIABILITY AND GENETIC DIVERSITY AMONG DIFFERENT RICE VARIETIES FOR QUALITATIVE TRAITS. Indian Journal of Agricultural Research. 48(3): 237-240. doi: 10.5958/j.0976-058X.48.3.040.

ABSTRACT

The assessment of genetic diversity among the eighteen rice varieties cultivated in Bihar India was done using numerical taxonomic approach based on fourteen qualitative traits. Eighteen varieties were grouped into seven different clusters revealing sufficient amount of variability among the varieties. The clustering pattern revealed non-correspondence of geographic diversity with genetic divergence. Richharia with Rajshree and Gautam with Rajendra Mahsuri was found more suitable parents for quality improvement. The wide genetic variation is present among the rice varieties grown in Bihar and they have potential for future breeding programme.

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