Genetic divergence in forage sorghum.

摘要

The assessment of genetic diversity in 39 germplasm lines of sorghum for eight different forage traits (days to first flowering, plant height, number of leaves, leaf length, leaf width, green fodder yield, dry matter yield and brix values) indicated that the genotypes could be grouped into nine clusters. The cluster means estimated over the genotypes for the eight characters reveal considerable intercluster variation. This variation may be utilized in selection of parents for obtaining heterotic hybrids and recovering desirable segregants.