ISSN : 0975-3710
EISSN : 0975-9107
R. NEGI1, S. THAKUR2*, D.K. MEHTA3
1Scientist (Vegetable Science), ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kandaghat, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, 173230, Himachal Pradesh, India
2Scientist (Vegetable Science), ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kandaghat, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, 173230, Himachal Pradesh, India
3Scientist (Vegetable Science), ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kandaghat, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, 173230, Himachal Pradesh, India
* Corresponding Author : thakurseema76@gmail.com
Received : 01-01-2019 Accepted : 16-01-2019 Published : 30-01-2019
Volume : 11 Issue : 2 Pages : 7748 - 7750
Int J Agr Sci 11.2 (2019):7748-7750
Keywords : Bell pepper, Genetic divergence, transgressive segregants
Academic Editor : Murat Aydin
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kandaghat, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, 173230, Himachal Pradesh, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed
Bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L. var. grossum), a member of family Solanaceae, is commonly known as sweet pepper or capsicum. Genetic divergence plays a key role in analyzing the general distance among the genotypes selected as parents. The assessment of genetic divergence helps in identification of breeding lines with broad spectrum of genetic variability thus providing better scope to isolate superior recombinants. The present investigations were carried out at the Experimental Farm of Department of Vegetable Science, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan HP. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with twenty-five genotypes in three replications. The results concluded that for the traits, where selection is not effective, genetic divergence can play an important role on further partitioning of variability. The results grouped twenty-five genotypes into four clusters. The hybridization between genotypes of cluster II and cluster III can be utilized for getting superior recombinants or transgressive segregants in segregating population because these clusters were found most divergent.
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