Vol. 5 (2) : March-April 2014 issue
Green Farming Vol. 5 (2) : 206-209 ; March-April, 2014
Genetic diversity of moringa (Moringa oleifera Lam.) in Tamil Nadu condition
P. SELVAKUMARI1* and V. PONNUSWAMI2
Horticulture College & Research Institute, (Affiliated to Tamil Nadu Agric.Univ.), Dindigul High Way, Periyakulam, Dist. Theni, Periyakulam- 625 604 (Tamil Nadu)
Designation : 1Ph. D Scholar *(dazzlinghorts@gmail.com), 2Dean
Subject : Integrated Farming System & Rural Development
Paper No. : P-1020
Total Pages : 4
Received : 08 July 2013
Revised accepted : 21 February 2014
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Citation :
P. SELVAKUMARI and V. PONNUSWAMI. 2014. Genetic diversity of moringa (Moringa oleifera Lam.) in Tamil Nadu condition. Green Farming Vol. 5 (2) : 206-209 ; March-April, 2014
ABSTRACT
The present investigation was conducted at the field of the Horticulture college and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Periyakulam during 2011-12 to study the nature and magnitude of genetic diversity of 34 moringa ecotypes collected from Southern districts of Tamil Nadu. Study on genetic diversity of 34 moringa ecotypes of on the basis of morphological parameters was conducted. From the D2analysis under Tocher's method, seven clusters were formed representing the genetic diversity among the genotypes studied. Cluster I topped in having twelve numbers of genotypes among clusters formed, whereas cluster VI having ten genotypes and VI cluster having one genotype. Average intra and inter cluster distances in studied genotypes showed range from 0.00 to 19.97. It means the cluster posses highest intra cluster distance D= 19.97 which includes ten genotypes and maximum average inter cluster distance was observed between II and VII (31.38) and VI and VII (30.54).
Key words :
Cluster distance, Genetic diversity, Genotypes, Moringa oleifera, Morphological analysis.