2019 Vol.25 No.1 PP 26-30

Genetic divergence in babul (Acacia nilotika)

Sudhanshu Shekhar¹, V.P. Dwivedi² and ^*N.K. Srivastava

¹Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding,
²Department of Agronomy
^*Department of Botany,
S.D.J.P.G. College, Chandeshwar,
AZAMGARH- 276128 (U.P.)
*Corresponding Author E-mail : naveen.srivastava15@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT

Genetic divergence of Babul (Acacia nilotica) was assessed using Mahalanobis 0 statistics. They were grouped into eight clusters. Maximum genetic distance was recorded between III & VIII ciusters indicating greater distance between two clusters that showed maximum diversity amount the genotype and helps in hybridization programme.

Key words : D₂ statistic, Genetic divergence, Hybridization, Provenance